In recent years, nonprofit organizations have begun to understand the importance of providing services based on trauma-informed best practices. But bringing a trauma-informed lens to care delivery is difficult for…
With the goal of addressing barriers to insurance enrollment faced by uninsured New Yorkers across the state, the Community Service Society of New York (CSS) partnered with the Health Foundation…
Community Health Needs and Opportunities in Rural Central New York examines the health and social issues having an impact on people in four rural central New York (CNY) counties: Cayuga,…
When we first embarked on our vision of racial and socioeconomic health equity, we knew that it would require more than the standard philanthropic approach to change. The impact we…
Gun violence and related injuries are a public health crisis. Firearm injury happens in many forms: self-harm, intimate partner violence, unintentional injury, community violence, among others. Pregnant and birthing people,…
What happens when you make an organizational commitment to health equity? How can an organization change the way they work, interact with the community, and communicate in order to support…
On paper, the creation of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York might look like a simple business transaction. In 2001, when health plans Univera and Excellus merged,…
Read the report here. To Our Community Partners: Our annual report is a snapshot of the work led by the Health Foundation team and our incredible grantee partners in 2022….
[We recommend viewing the report in full screen mode, and using the zoom tool to increase font size as needed.] To our community partners: Since 2020, the Health Foundation for…