Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
Throughout New York State, hundreds of thousands of children suffer from asthma, a chronic condition particularly common among children in poverty. When we began investigating how we could help address…
School-Based Health Centers: Expanding the Knowledge and Vision
School-based health centers offer an effective alternative for providing primary care, mental and dental health care, preventative care, and chronic disease management for school-age children who lack access to quality…
Report on Project CODA: Creating Options for Dignified Aging in Erie & Niagara Counties
With our commitment to create new service options for older adults set, in 2008 we invested financial and human resources to address the question: “Are we prepared to meet the…
2008 Western New York Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
To assess the primary care safety net in western New York in 2007, John Snow, Inc., focused on access to primary medical, dental and mental health care for children living…
Options for Oral Health Care for Children in Poverty in Syracuse, NY
In response to the clear need to improve dental care for young children in poverty, we brought together a group of community leaders interested in and involved with providing oral…
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York: Our First Report to the Community 2001-2006
Released in 2007, when we were known as the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York, our first Report to the Community presents a look back across the…
Addressing Children’s Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health in Erie and Niagara County
Many children in western and central New York experience developmental, behavioral, and mental health issues that go undiagnosed and untreated in their early years, leading to problems later on in…