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Combating an Oral Health Crisis #TransformRuralHealth

Key takeaways The challenges:  Not enough dentists Long waiting lists Lack of preventive care Possible solutions: Including dental care coverage in health plans Approving the practice of dental therapists in…

National Family Caregivers Month: Caring for Caregivers

November is National Family Caregivers Month—a chance to recognize and honor the Americans who take care of others. At the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York, one of…

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Now Accepting Proposals for Age-Friendly: Go Local

The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is inviting proposals from grassroots and community-based organizations who are working to build age-friendly neighborhoods that promote health equity. Age-friendly is a…

Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Advance Vision of Health Equity

Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Advance Vision of Health Equity

For Immediate Release October 13, 2023 Contact: Kerry Jones Waring | kjwaring@hfwcny.org BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is pleased to announce…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Invited to Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on the High Costs of Hospital Care

For Immediate Release Contact: Kerry Jones Waring at kjwaring@hfwcny.org WHAT: New York StateWide Senior Action Council and the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York will host a screening…