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Health Foundation announces 2018 class of Health Leadership Fellows

Thirty-one western and central New York skilled professionals from health-related and safety-net organizations have been awarded Health Leadership Fellowships. Now in its ninth cohort, the goal of the Health Leadership…

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Introducing a new initiative to support children and families through trauma

We are pleased to announce an exciting new Health Foundation initiative titled, “Co-Creating Well Being:  Supporting Children and Families Through Trauma,” which has a focus on enhancing the lives of…

New Multi-Year Program Aims to Provide Training for Agencies Supporting Children and Families Through Trauma

A new multi-year program, “Co-Creating Well-Being: Supporting Children and Families Through Trauma,” will come to the region, The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced today. The three-phase…

Our View: Better Health by the Numbers

By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President  Creating better community health is complex work. But here in Western New York, we’re hoping that focusing on a simple set of numbers—3-4-50—will make a…

Our View: Building Better Communities for Better Health

By Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D. President  When we talk about improving health, communities matter. Expanding access to high quality, affordable medical care and health services is certainly important, but where we…