MEMORY CAFÉS: An Environmental Scan
Read more about this resource on The Philanthropic Initiative’s website here. Memory cafés are designed to offer a safe, comfortable, and stimulating gathering space for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and…
Health Foundation Annual Report 2020: A Transformative Year
A note on optimal viewing: this report is intended to be viewed in full screen mode. Click “View annual report,” then “Fullscreen” in the bottom right toolbar. Use the zoom…
Report: Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives, Attitudes, and Practices Surrounding Fall Risk Screening for Older Adult Patients
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falling is the leading cause of injury among older adults in the United States. It has been shown that 30% –…
Sustainability Update: Step Up to Stop Falls – 2019
From 2007- 2015, the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York led a regional effort to reduce falls for older adults. The work included several initiatives, most notably, a…
Co-Creating Well-Being Insights Report
Co-Creating Well-Being: Supporting Children and Families Through Trauma is a multi-year, three-phase initiative by the Health Foundation of Western and Central New York to see what is possible when we…
Easing the Stigma of Public Coverage: Workers with Health Coverage at Their Jobs Get Significant Government Aid Too
Reaching the Five Percent: A Profile of Western and Central New Yorkers Without Health Coverage provided a detailed analysis of the uninsured in western and central New York, finding that…
Nonprofit Capacity Building in Central New York: Assets, Needs and Opportunities
The Health Foundation of Western & Central New York commissioned the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) in partnership with the Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo (CHWNB) to conduct a…
Reaching the Five Percent: A Profile of Western and Central New Yorkers Without Health Coverage
While New York’s overall uninsured rate is hovering at just over five percent, many of the uninsured in western and central New York are likely eligible for public coverage or…
A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America
A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America is a report commissioned by the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities and the American Public Human Services Association…
Looking Toward the Future, A Review of Western New York’s Early Childhood System
With a goal of supporting the workforce of tomorrow, the Health Foundation joined 24 of Western New York’s top funders to launch a joint initiative to improve early childhood health…