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- Category: 20th Anniversary
- Category: Advocacy
- The 2024 Election: Statement from Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD, President, the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
- Video Recording of Your Health Care and the Election: What’s at Stake
- The Expanded Child Tax Credit: A Powerful Tool for Supporting Families and Fighting Poverty
- Experts will Share Insight on What’s at Stake for Health Care in November Elections
- All Older Americans Deserve a Strong Social Security Program
- Protecting and Strengthening Medicare Must Be a Priority Issue in the 2024 Election
- Community Service Society Report Examines Local Outreach Methods to Increase Health Insurance Enrollment
- Access, Poverty, Underfunded Services: Social Factors Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes in Rural Central New York
- Honoring the Enduring Legacy of the Older Americans Act
- Another Voice (The Buffalo News): What’s at stake if we repeal the Affordable Care Act
- Response to President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
- Better Maternal and Birth Outcomes: Why the Health Foundation Is Investing in Doulas
- Response to Governor Hochul’s 2024 State of the State Address
- Combating an Oral Health Crisis #TransformRuralHealth
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Community Invited to Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion on the High Costs of Hospital Care
- ASA Blog: New York is Committed to a Master Plan for Aging
- A Head Start to Keep People Covered: “All hands on deck” collaboration builds on success of Health Foundation project
- Health Foundation Announces New Initiative and $500,000 in Funding to Advance Rural Health
- Don’t Defund Community Health Care; Stop the 340B Carveout
- Health Foundation Announces 18 Awardees for Age-Friendly: Go Local Projects
- Written Comment from Health Foundation for Western & Central New York in Response to 1332 Waiver Request
- Big Wins for Health Care in the Inflation Reduction Act
- Health Foundation President OBrien-Suric Named to State’s Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Committee
- From AARP NY: Older Rural New Yorkers Struggle to Age in Place: Housing, Transportation Shortages Present Challenges
- Buffalo Center For Health Equity: Advocating For Community Voice In American Rescue Plan Allocations
- Statement in Response to the Inflation Reduction Act
- Health Foundation Awards Nearly $2 Million to Programs and Projects Across Western and Central New York in the Second Quarter of 2022
- Better Health Coverage, Better Outcomes: The Urgent Need to Make ACA Improvements Permanent
- Public Comments on Proposed 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment
- Health Foundation Funds Programs Across WNY and CNY in the First Quarter of 2022
- New Report from Health Foundation Highlights Disparities, Systemic Needs for Community Health in WNY’S Southern Tier
- Older Rural NYers Sicker & More Disabled, Have Less Access to Healthcare, Nutritious Food, High-Speed Internet: Report
- Congress Has the Chance to Change Lives with the Build Back Better Act
- Strengthening Medicare is More Important Than Ever
- Advocacy Priorities: Submitted to the NYS Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health and Medicaid
- Category: Age Friendly
- Announcing Our Age-Friendly: Go Local 2.0 Cohort for 2024-2025
- Health Foundation Awards Over $800,000 in Funding for the Second Quarter of 2024
- Health Foundation Awards Over $1.7 Million in Funding for the Last Half of 2023
- WNYICC Receives National Recognition for Social and Health Care Collaborations
- An Oasis on Lake Erie for Family Caregivers: Exhale spurs innovation for respite programs
- Health Foundation Announces Age-Friendly: Go Local Program to Support Groups Making Neighborhoods More Livable and Equitable
- Building Bridges To Community Care For Older Adults In Genesee County
- Supporting Healthy Aging Across New York State
- The Health Foundation Awards Over $1 Million in Grants in the Last Quarter of 2021
- The Health Foundation Awards $674,950 in Grants in the Third Quarter of 2021
- A Closer Look at Our Strategic Plan: Communities and Health Systems are Working Collaboratively to Become Age-Friendly
- Category: Aging By Design
- Navigating Programs and Services at Age 65
- Ken-Ton Meals on Wheels: Handyman Program is “More than a Meal”
- Expanding Participation at The Parkway Center
- Improving Rural Transportation Options in Orleans County
- Gathering Around with InterFaith Works
- Co-Design at Academy Place & Community Place
- Street Team Training: Preparing to listen
- Field Trip: ‘Pulling’ Need Statements and Insights
- Postcards and Empathy Maps Across WNY and CNY
- Journaling Webinar Wrap-up
- Webinar: Identifying Needs & Insights
- Needs and Insights Webinar Wrap-up
- Design Days: A Facilitator’s Reflection
- Category: American Rescue Plan
- Category: Caregiving
- Exhale, The Family Caregiver Initiative, Invests in Establishing Memory Café Programs at Arts and Culture Institutions Across Buffalo and WNY
- National Family Caregivers Month: Caring for Caregivers
- National Family Caregivers Month: Exploring the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
- Exhale, the Family Caregiver Initiative, Announces 12 New Grantees for 2022 Program Spanning Local Western New York Counties and Washtenaw County, MI
- An Impact Across Generations: Respite Pilot Connects Older Adults And Students, Giving Caregivers A Chance To Exhale
- Ralph C. Wilson. Jr. Foundation and HFWCNY Announce “Exhale: The Family Caregiver Initiative” Program Launch
- A Closer Look At Our Strategic Plan: Family Caregivers of Older Adults Are Valued and Supported
- Older Americans Month: Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness During and Beyond the Pandemic
- Grantee Spotlight: West Falls Center for the Arts Memory Café
- Grantee Spotlight: Relatives as Parents Program at PEACE, Inc.
- Health Foundation Announces New Grants Totaling More Than $2.8 Million in Second Half of 2020
- National Family Caregivers Month: Supporting Caregivers Through Crisis
- Category: Children
- Health Foundation Awards More Than $140,000 in Grant Funding for a New Program Focused on Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
- Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach
- Annual Report 2023: Expanding access to early childhood support across New York State
- Annual Report: Changing the statewide conversation about doulas
- Imagine Nonviolence: Expand the Reach
- Health Foundation Invests in Rural Maternal Health Care Through New Approach to OB/GYN Staffing at Universal Primary Care
- From Surviving to Thriving—Together: Trauma-informed program in Onondaga County helps parents and kids grow
- Community Birth Doulas Can Save Lives and Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
- A Welcoming Place to Play — and Find Support — for Cayuga County Families
- Stronger Social-Emotional Skills And More Resilient Kids: PEDALS Impact Continues To Grow
- A Closer Look At Our Strategic Plan: All Mothers Are Served by Trusted, Unbiased, High-Quality Infant and Maternal Health Care
- A Closer Look At Our Strategic Plan: Children Have Access to High-Quality Social-Emotional Learning Support.
- HFWCNY Announces 13 CCWB Grant Recipients, Investment of More Than $1.7 Million in Projects on Trauma-Informed Care for Children
- Category: Community Health Capacity
- Request for Proposals: Faculty for Health Leadership Fellows Session
- Health and Social Care Professionals Encouraged to Apply to Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 12
- Eight Organizations Receive Funding Through Close the Gap, Phase One of Imagine Nonviolence
- Annual Report 2023: Building bridges between social care and health systems
- Health Foundation Selects 43 for Cohort 11 of Health Leadership Fellows
- Health Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Funding for the First Quarter of 2024
- Making Connections for Better Human Service Delivery
- Eight Nonprofits Selected for StoryGrowing WNY 2024
- Apply Now for Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 11
- Connecting The Dots And Closing Loops: Data That Drives Health
- Building a Stronger Health Care Workforce
- Health Foundation Announces Micro-Grant Fund to Address Health Disparities in Rural Communities
- Conversations on Rural Health Disparities – Micro-Grant Funding
- Eight Local Non-Profits Selected for 2022 StoryGrowing WNY
- Health Foundation Selects 34 for Cohort 10 of Health Leadership Fellows
- Q&A: How the Health Leadership Fellows Program Can Change Your Career
- Our View: Better Health by the Numbers
- Our View: Building Better Communities for Better Health
- Ready or Not prepares organizations for success in rapidly changing times
- Our View: The American Health Care Act—Status and Stakes
- Our View: Helping organizations survive and thrive through capacity building
- Presentations from March 24 WNY DSRIP update meeting now available
- Category: COVID
- Category: COVID-19
- Category: Grantee Spotlight
- Annual Report 2023: Amplifying respite opportunities through community
- Annual Report 2023: Reimagining age-friendly neighborhoods
- Annual Report 2023 – Catalyst for Change: Buffalo Center for Health Equity
- “Whatever they need, they can call us” – RISE breaks down barriers to bring trusted care management to New Americans
- At Community Health Center of Buffalo, ‘What Matters’ Comes First
- Health Foundation Awards Over $1.5 Million to Programs and Projects Across Western and Central New York in the Last Quarter of 2022
- Bringing More Doulas — And Better Birth Experiences — To Central New York
- Grantee Spotlight: Fellows Action Network’s DEIJ Committee
- Grantee Spotlight: Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center
- Grantee Spotlight: CBO Consortium of Upstate New York
- Grantee Spotlight: Say Yes Buffalo
- Grantee Spotlight: Early Childhood Alliance of Onondaga County
- Grantee Spotlight: Parkway Center
- Grantee Spotlight: Hearts & Hands – Faith in Action
- Category: Health Technology
- Category: Job Posts
- Category: Loneliness
- Category: Maternal Health
- Category: News
- Health Foundation Awards $700,000 in New Grants in Third Quarter of 2024
- Franca Trincia, CPA, Joins Board of Trustees of Health Foundation for Western & Central New York
- Health Foundation Awards $200,000 to Organizations Dedicated to Rural Health Equity
- Upcoming Town Halls in Buffalo, Hamburg Seek Public Input on Issues Facing Older Adults
- Imagine Nonviolence: Close the Gap Request for Applications
- Health Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Bolster Health in Rural Counties Through New York State Association for Rural Health
- Now Accepting Proposals for Age-Friendly: Go Local
- Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Staff Members to Advance Vision of Health Equity
- Now Hiring: Program Officer
- Transform Rural Health Campaign Raises Awareness of Disparities, Calls for Systemic Change Through Firsthand Stories
- Health Foundation funds new programs and projects in first half of 2023
- Health Foundation Board Names New Chair, Welcomes Four New Trustees
- Honoring, Mourning, and Remaining Committed to Action
- Health Foundation Announces Staff Promotions
- Funding Opportunity: Fellows Action Network Micro-Grants
- Response to the 2023 NYS State of the State Address
- Celebrating 20 Years on the Path Toward Health Equity
- Request for Proposals: Equity in Communications Review and Recommendations
- Response to Executive Order for a NYS Master Plan for Aging
- Health Foundation Welcomes Health Care Attorney Catherine Diviney to Board of Trustees
- Health Foundation for Western & Central New York Receives $9 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Support Health Equity Initiatives
- Health Foundation Awards Over $1 Million to Programs and Projects in the Third Quarter of 2022
- Age-Friendly: Go Local Request for Proposals
- A Caring Network Of Neighbors: Love Living At Home
- Health Foundation Welcomes McDuffie and Paul to Board of Trustees
- A Statement from Cheryl Smith Fisher, Chair, and Nora OBrien-Suric, President
- Cross-Sector Coalition Shares Key Issues to Consider in Gov. Hochul’s Master Plan for Aging
- Statement in Response to Gov. Hochul’s 2022 State of the State
- Leaders from More than 80 Organizations Call on Governor Hochul to Launch a Master Plan for Aging in New York State
- The Case for a Master Plan for Aging in New York
- Health Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants in the Second Quarter of 2021
- Roxanne Cuebas Joins Health Foundation as Program Manager
- A Closer Look at Our Strategic Plan: Equipping Communities with Trauma-Informed Practices
- Health Foundation Welcomes Four to Board of Trustees
- Valerie Gaydosh Joins Health Foundation as Director of Finance and Administration
- Health Foundation Awards Over $900,000 in Grants in the First Quarter of 2021
- Sign-On Letter – Tell AG James: Highmark/HealthNow Must Commit More to Western New Yorkers
- HealthNow Affiliation with Highmark Misses the Mark for Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
- Black History Month Spotlight: Marie Cannon, a Leader in Community Health
- A Message for the New Year: Seeking Hope When We Need it Most
- In Your Own Words: The Impact of COVID-19 on Community-Based Organizations
- NYS Office for the Aging Announces Launch of New Online Tool to Help Older New Yorkers and Other High-Risk Individuals Protect Themselves from COVID-19
- Health Foundation Statement on Blackbaud National Data Breach
- Key Takeaways: Election 2020 & Your Health Care
- Health Foundation Announces New Vision and Strategic Plan
- National Falls Prevention Awareness Week 2020: How Clinicians and Community-Based Programs Play a Role
- Applications Now Accepted for Health Leadership Fellows Program Cohort 10
- WNY COVID-19 Response Fund Announces Funding to Support Collaborative Solutions to Regional Challenges
- Kent Olden Named Health Foundation Communications Content Manager
- Grandparents Day 2020: Being There for Kinship Caregivers in Exceptional Times
- Our View: Support Home Care Programs to Protect Older Adults, Caregivers and Front-Line Care Workers
- Our View: Congress Must Pass a New Comprehensive Relief Package ASAP
- Health Foundation Invests More than $1.6 Million in January – June 2020 to Improve Health of Community, Address COVID-19 Needs
- Chionuma and Williams Join Health Foundation Board of Trustees
- WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund Seeking Ideas from Nonprofits to Address Challenges
- Heeding the Call to Do Their Part
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Being Together While Staying Apart
- Now Hiring: Communications Content Specialist
- Race, Health and the Work We Must Do Together
- How Congress Can Act Now in Response to COVID-19 to Save and Improve Lives
- Older Americans Month Round-Up: Lessons from COVID-19 and More
- Health Leadership Fellows Cohort 10 Postponed
- Complicated Grieving: How Faith Leaders Can Provide Support in Uncertain Times
- WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund Awards Additional $1 Million to Support Nonprofits Addressing Immediate Needs
- Western New York Community Leaders are Pledging their Personal Financial Support in Response to COVID-19 Crisis
- COVID-19 Updates from the Health Foundation
- WNY COVID-19 Community Response Fund Announces Grants Totaling $4.5 Million to 74 Nonprofit Organizations
- Health Foundation Partners on Central New York COVID-19 Response Fund
- Advocacy Update: Legislation to Support Nonprofits in Difficult Times
- A Message to Our Grantees
- WNY Philanthropic Community Announces Fund to Support Immediate Needs In Response to COVID-19
- Updates to Health Foundation Events and Programs In Response to COVID-19
- Our COVID-19 Response
- Health Foundation Selects Population Health Collaborative to Provide Network Support to Fellows Action Network
- StoryGrowing WNY: Nonprofits Invited to Hone Their Communications Skills with National Storytelling Expert
- Our View: Shifting Medicaid Costs Will Hurt the Health of New Yorkers
- Connecting Social Needs to Health Care for Better Outcomes
- Health Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million in Recent Grants
- Looking Ahead: Health Care for All New Yorkers
- Health Foundation Awards Grants to Three Counties to Develop Age-Friendly Centers of Excellence
- Celebrating and Supporting Caregivers in Our Community
- Health Foundation Leadership to Share Knowledge with National Audience at Grantmakers in Aging Conference
- Our View: What to Know About the DSRIP Extension, and How You Can Help Shape It
- Equity and Livability: Health Foundation Hosts Workshop with AARP New York
- Our View: Making Our Communities Livable for All New Yorkers
- Health Foundation Names Kerry Jones Waring Communications and Public Relations Officer
- Health Foundation Board of Trustees names Lisa Alford as Vice Chair
- Health Foundation Board of Trustees names Cheryl Smith Fisher as Chair
- Our View: Eligible, But Not Enrolled: Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Health Insurance
- Our View: Early Victory Helps Build Momentum for Kids Can’t Wait Initiative
- Program investments totaling $3.1 million announced
- HFWCNY funds multiple health-related projects for older adults and children
- Our View: Confronting Elder Abuse Together
- Our View: Celebrating, Supporting Older Adults During Older Americans Month
- Our View: What New York Can Learn from Maryland Law to Start Closing the Gap
- HFWCNY Impact Profiles
- Thirty Health Leadership Fellows Graduate in April 29 Ceremony
- “Numbers and Stories” Inform Profile of Health Coverage in Western & Central NY; Many Uninsured in 16 Counties Likely Eligible for Help
- Our View: Bringing affordable health care to every New Yorker
- Tapping into the Power of Storytelling in Western New York
- Our View: Building A New Conversation About Caregiving
- CNY registration for Co-Creating Well-Being training opportunities now live!
- Applications now being accepted for StoryGrowing WNY!
- HFWCNY Funds 17 Programs to Support the Health and Wellbeing of Children
- Program investments and grant awards totaling over $2.2 million announced
- StoryGrowing WNY is Returning!
- Our View “Co-Creating New Approaches to Trauma-Informed Care”
- Our View: “No Need to Wait: Investing Early for Lifelong Success”
- Announcing two training opportunities:” Trauma, ACEs and Early Childhood”, and the innovative engagement model “Human-Centered Design”
- Health Foundation announces 2018 class of Health Leadership Fellows
- Introducing a new initiative to support children and families through trauma
- “Innovations in Children’s Health and Well-being in WNY & CNY” RFP
- Looking Toward the Future, A Review of Western New York’s Early Childhood System
- Health Foundation Promotes Diane Oyler to Vice President of Programs
- Grants Totaling Over $1.5 Million Approved by HFWCNY Board of Trustees at June 2018 Meeting
- Registration Open: AARP Leading on Livability Pre-Conference Summit
- Foundation engages community leaders to discuss Health Across All Policies approach
- Health Leadership Fellows teams tackle tough issues in final projects
- Panel focuses on importance of partnerships at ‘Health System of the Future’ event
- Seventh class of Health Leadership Fellows graduates at April 23 ceremony
- Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation endows new program officer for caregiving position
- ‘Pathways to School Readiness’ event to focus on barriers, opportunities facing young girls in WNY
- ‘Health System of the Future’ presentation, panel discussion April 11
- Health Foundation partners with state to spread Aging Mastery Program across WNY
- 3-4-50 Framework aligns existing efforts to create healthier community
- Our View: CHIP is critical for children’s healthy development
- Funding supports health-related programming at WBFO, WRVO
- Health Foundation awards $50,000 grant to establish healthy aging framework
- A look back at 2017 with Health Foundation President Nora OBrien-Suric
- StoryGrowing Class of 2018 includes 15 non-profits from WNY, CNY
- Health Foundation accepting applications for ninth class of Health Leadership Fellows
- Health Foundation awards more than $500,000 in grants in first half of 2017
- Cavity Free Kids hubs spread good oral health habits throughout the region
- Central New York StoryGrowing Information Session July 19
- Health Foundation selects 34 for eighth cohort of Health Leadership Fellows
- Sixth class of Health Leadership Fellows graduates at April 24 ceremony
- Request for Applications: Aging by Design
- A message from the president of the Health Foundation
- Foundation kicks off community conversation on caregiving at ‘Families Caring for an Aging America’ event
- Help Me Grow awarded $1.8 million grant from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
- Scholarships available for rural health professionals interested in geriatric and palliative medicine
- Grant advances policy efforts to support trauma informed care
- Health Foundation names Nora OBrien-Suric as new president
- Application deadline for Health Leadership Fellows program EXTENDED to January 13
- Behavioral Health Value Based Payment conference presentations, video available
- Health Foundation unveils new logo for ‘Step Up to Stop Falls’ program
- WNY DSRIP Performing Provider presentations now available to download
- Ann F. Monroe announces plans to retire as president of Health Foundation in December 2016
- Category: Older Adults
- Elder Abuse Awareness campaign encourages public to take action
- Health Foundation Partners with Jewish Federations of North America for May 31 Webinar on Older Adults and Trauma-Informed Care
- Stay Informed About New York’s Master Plan for Aging – Add Your Name
- Older Americans Month Spotlight: Dr. Sharon A. Brangman, a Champion for Older Adults
- Autumn Means Focusing on Another “Fall”
- Category: Opinion
- Our View: Protect programs that provide access to care
- Our View: Trauma-informed care helps build resilient children, families
- Our View: Failure to fund community health centers tears hole in safety net
- Our View: Help children build resiliency to reduce lasting impact of trauma
- Success in school requires more than the three R’s
- Category: Press Release
- Applications being accepted for Health Equity Innovation Award Funding
- Kristen Luppino-Gholston Joins Health Foundation as Program Officer
- Local Non-Profits Selected for StoryGrowing Western New York
- New Multi-Year Program Aims to Provide Training for Agencies Supporting Children and Families Through Trauma
- Health Foundation appoints Whitwood and McCall to Board of Trustees
- Save the date! ‘Leading on Livability: Innovation for an Age Friendly New York’ August 1-3
- Health Foundation names four new members to Board of Trustees
- Health Foundation announces two new team members join Syracuse office
- Health Foundation selects 10 organizations for next phase of Aging by Design initiative
- Health Foundation Board of Trustees re-elects members and leadership
- Health Foundation names Fasolo Frishman as senior program officer
- Oyler joins Health Foundation staff as program officer
- Health Foundation Board of Trustees elects new members and leadership
- Health Foundation promotes Quarantillo, Williams
- Board of Trustees retains Isaacson, Miller to assist in presidential search
- Health Foundation selects seventh cohort of Health Leadership Fellows
- New StoryGrowing initiative building community capacity in storytelling
- Report shows overall improvement in stakeholder ratings for Health Foundation
- Cavity Free Kids teaching preschoolers healthy dental habits
- News from the Health Foundation: Spring 2016
- Policy brief introduces Triggers of Decline model
- The Health Foundation graduates fifth class of Health Leadership Fellows
- Health Foundation expands Cavity Free Kids initiative
- Grantmakers in Aging selects Ann F. Monroe as Board chair
- Health Foundation hires Rosenthal as new policy fellow
- Hospitalization rates for falls decrease significantly for counties in Step Up to to Stop Falls program
- Health Foundation welcomes Kosmerl as new administrative assistant
- Health Foundation selects sixth class of Health Leadership Fellows
- Felton and Frank appointed to Board of Trustees
- Copps joins Health Foundation staff
- Health Foundation graduates fourth class of Health Leadership Fellows
- McLaughlin named Communications Director for Health Foundation
- Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announces grants awarded for second half of 2014
- The Health Foundation expands children’s oral health project across western and central New York
- Williams selected as 2014 Terrance Keenan Institute fellow
- Postolovska joins Health Foundation staff as new program associate
- Health Foundation names four new members to its Board of Trustees
- Health Foundation names 2014 class of Health Leadership Fellows
- Health Foundation, JSI release final draft of 2013 CNY Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
- Health Foundation adds new staff members Brown and Carswell-Sheline
- Health Foundation awards more than $2.9 million in grants in second half of 2013
- Monica Brown joins Health Foundation team as new program officer
- Category: Program Spotlight
- Category: Rural
- #TransformRuralHealth: “We need to make sure youth have hope in themselves”
- #TransformRuralHealth: “These disparities have been discussed for years. We need solutions.”
- #TransformRuralHealth: “Trust is so important in a small town”
- #TransformRuralHealth: “Transportation is becoming a nightmare”
- #TransformRuralHealth: “It’s not just about care. It’s the health of the community.”
- #TransformRuralHealth: EMT Shortages Can Mean Life or Death
- #TransformRuralHealth: “Some people’s only option is to pitch a tent while they wait for services”
- #TransformRuralHealth: “I hear, ‘Should I quit my job so I can afford health insurance?'”
- Category: Social Isolation
- Category: Strategic Plan
- Category: Trauma-Informed Care
- Category: Young Children Impacted by Poverty
People
- Marnie Annese
- Gwen Baggs Ito
- Jordan Bellassai
- Richard Battaglia, M.D.
- Coralie Brown
- Steve Copps
- Chima Chionuma, M.D.
- Jason Daniels
- Catherine A. Diviney
- Roxanne Cuebas
- Keith R. Cuttler
- Leslie Daniel
- Andrew Dorn
- Angela M. Douglas
- Leanne F. Fiscoe, CPA, FLMI - Chair, Board of Trustees
- Kenneth M. Genewick
- Linda Gabor, CPA, CFE
- Arthur R. Goshin, M.D., M.P.H (Advisor)
- LaToya M. Jones
- Kevin B. Klotzbach
- Elizabeth L. Mauro
- Marybeth K. McCall, M.D.
- Brenda W. McDuffie
- Sucharita Paul, M.D.
- Tricia Peter Clark
- Kerry Jones Waring
- Kristen Luppino-Gholston
- Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D.
- Diane Oyler, Ph.D.
- Ann Marie Sava
- Leola Rodgers
- Cynthia Rich
- Ann Ziegler Sedore
- Franca Trincia, CPA
- Kevin D. Watkins, MD, MPH
- Carrie Whitwood
Programs
- -CCWB Learning Hub: Talking About Trauma with Co-Workers
- CCWB Learning Hub: Talking About Trauma with Clients and Community
- CCWB Learning Hub: Gathering Client and Community Perspectives
- CCWB Learning Hub: Ideation and Choosing Worthwhile Solutions
- CCWB Learning Hub: Prototyping - What Works with Low/No Cost Methods
- CCWB Learning Hub: Build and Iterate to Improve Programs and Services
- CCWB Learning Hub: Results-Based Accountability & Performance Measurement
- CCWB Learning Hub: Make sense of surveys and interviews
- CCWB Learning Hub
- Imagine Nonviolence
- Exhale, The Family Caregiver Initiative
- Age-Friendly: Go Local
- Co-Creating Well-Being
- Phase One - Building Capacity (2018 - 2019)
- What is Trauma?
- Aging By Design
- Human-Centered Design
- About
- Resources
- Sharing Your Wishes
- Community-Based Care Transitions Program
- Improving Transitions of Care
- Care Transitions Learning Community
- Federally Qualified Health Center Booster Project
- Enhancing the Crouse Experience for Patients with Hearing/Vision Loss
- Investing in an Elder-Competent Workforce: Strengthening Nursing and Social Work Education
- Genesee Community College Geriatric Clinical Rotation for Nursing Students
- Geriatric Clinical Practice Series
- Geriatric Education for Rural Health Professionals
- University at Buffalo Social Work Partnership Program
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers
- Pediatric Asthma Initiative
- School-Based Health Center Readiness
- Nuts and Bolts: Improving Fundamentals of Care for Children in Communities of Poverty
- Improving Quality Improvement
- Early Childhood Connections
- WNY Health Care Safety-Net Initiative
- CODA: Creating Options for Dignified Aging in Erie and Niagara Counties
- Ready or Not
- GetSET
- Fellows Action Network
- Health Leadership Fellows
- Supporting Caregivers Through Innovative Respite Opportunities
- Step Up to Stop Falls
- Help Me Grow
- PEDALS
- Portable Dental Care
- Cavity Free Kids
- WHEN Program
- Expanding Best Practices for Maternal & Child Health
- Expanding Midwifery
Resources
- How to Maximize Health Insurance Enrollment
- Community Health Needs and Opportunities in Rural Central New York
- Reframing the Big Picture: Annual Report 2023
- Our Journey Toward Health Equity: A Report on Building Equitable Organizational Practices
- Twenty Years Toward Health Equity: An Oral History of the Health Foundation
- Equity in Communications Standards and Style Guide
- Annual Report 2022: Working Together to Make Change
- Campaign for New York Health: Healthcare and Racial Justice: Systemic Change Is Needed for a More Equitable Health System
- Community Service Society: Narrowing New York's Health Insurance Gap
- Health Foundation 2021 Annual Report
- Community Health Needs and Opportunities in Western New York’s Southern Tier
- MEMORY CAFÉS: An Environmental Scan
- Health Foundation Annual Report 2020: A Transformative Year
- Report: Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives, Attitudes, and Practices Surrounding Fall Risk Screening for Older Adult Patients
- Sustainability Update: Step Up to Stop Falls - 2019
- The SCAN Foundation: CBO-Health Care Partnership Training Modules
- Co-Creating Well-Being Insights Report
- Easing the Stigma of Public Coverage: Workers with Health Coverage at Their Jobs Get Significant Government Aid Too
- Nonprofit Capacity Building in Central New York: Assets, Needs and Opportunities
- Reaching the Five Percent: A Profile of Western and Central New Yorkers Without Health Coverage
- A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America
- Looking Toward the Future, A Review of Western New York's Early Childhood System
- Renewing Our Pledge: A Path to Ending Lead Poisoning of Buffalo's Most Vulnerable Citizens
- New York State Profile of Children in Deep Poverty
- Aging by Design: What Matters Most to Older Adults
- Communications Toolkit
- A Blueprint for Change
- Building Lasting Connections: An Investment in Leadership
- Ready or Not, Here it Comes: Preparing for Success in Rapidly Changing Times - Cohort 2 Evaluation
- Aging by Design: Initial Insights
- Sharing Your Wishes Toolkit
- Health Leadership Fellows Program Informational Flyer
- Policy Brief: Identifying Interventions to Address Triggers of Decline in Vulnerable Older Adults
- PEDALS Toolkit
- Maternal and Child Health Data in Western New York: Profiling High Risk Communities
- Step Up to Stop Falls Toolkit
- Addressing Children's Oral Health in Buffalo, NY
- Leadership and Large Scale Change
- Improving Transitions of Care: A Quality Improvement Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders April 2007 through October 2008
- Improving Transitions of Care Through Effective Family Caregiver Partnership: A Collaborative to Benefit Frail Elders
- Environmental Scan – Services for Seniors with Anxiety and Depression in WNY
- Sustaining Improved Outcomes: A Toolkit
- PEDALS: Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills
- The Costs of Falls for Older Adults
- Midwives Deliver Positive Birth Outcomes
- The Crisis in U.S. Maternity Care
- Western New York Maternal and Child Health Environmental Assessment
- Maternal and Child Health in Western New York: A Qualitative Study
- Improving Services for Pregnant Women and Children 0-1 in Central New York State: Profiling High Risk Communities
- Maternal and Child Health in Central New York: A Qualitative Study
- Maternal and Child Health Data in Central New York: Profiling High Risk Communities
- Maternal and Perinatal Health in Western New York
- Improving Services for Pregnant Women and Children 0-1 in Central New York State: Environmental Scan and Recommendations
- Central New York Neighborhood Action Initiative Final Report
- Central New York Neighborhood Action Initiative Evaluation Report
- Erie County Walkability Study
- Southern Finger Lakes Fund - Overview and Impact
- Sustaining Sharing Your Wishes
- Sharing Your Wishes: Program Summary Report 2004-2008
- Quality Improvement Collaboratives: A Qualitative Study
- Greater Buffalo Trauma-Informed System of Care Community Plan
- New York State Association of Counties No Wrong Door Feasibility Study
- GetSET: Success in Extraordinary Times: Year 1 Findings and Recommendations
- CHOMPERS! Portable Dental Care Initiative: Lessons Learned from Program Implementation
- Ready or Not, Here it Comes: Preparing for Success in Rapidly Changing Times: Cohort 1 Evaluation Summary
- Maternal and Child Health Initiative Evaluation 2011-2014
- Nuts and Bolts: Improving the Health of Children in Poverty Evaluation
- Evaluation of the Powerful Tools for Caregivers Diversity Program: Successes and Challenges
- Health Leadership Fellows: Evaluation for Class 2007-2009
- Western New York Neighborhood Action Initiative Evaluation Report
- Positive Emotional Development and Learning Skills Initiative: Summary
- Step Up to Stop Falls Cross-Collaborative Evaluation Addendum
- Step Up to Stop Falls Cross-Collaborative Evaluation
- Evaluation of the Structure and Processes of the Step Up to Stop FallsTM Falls Prevention Collaborative
- CHOMPERS! and Children’s Oral Health
- Challenges and Opportunities of Community Health Workers in Buffalo, NY
- CHOMPERS! Bringing Dental Care to Kids: Findings from the Cavity Free Kids Program
- 2013 Central New York Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
- 2015 Stakeholder Assessment Report
- 2013 Western New York Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
- 2010 Stakeholder Assessment Report
- Health Foundation for Western and Central New York: Our First 10 Years
- Pediatric Asthma Action Plan
- Early Childhood Connections Program Evaluation
- School-Based Health Centers: Expanding the Knowledge and Vision
- The Triggers of Decline
- Report on Project CODA: Creating Options for Dignified Aging in Erie & Niagara Counties
- Olmsted Center for Sight Low Vision Program Evaluation
- 2008 Western New York Primary Care Safety Net Assessment
- Options for Oral Health Care for Children in Poverty in Syracuse, NY
- Health Foundation for Western and Central New York: Our First Report to the Community 2001-2006
- Addressing Children's Social, Emotional and Behavioral Health in Erie and Niagara County
Events
- WEBINAR - Your Health Care and the Election
- WEBINAR - Discussing Volunteer Transportation to Improve Access to Care
- Master Plan for Aging Town Hall - Hamburg
- Master Plan for Aging Town Hall - Buffalo
- Webinar: Understanding the Approved Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment
- American Hospitals Viewing and Panel
- Medicaid 1115 Listening Session - Zoom
- Medicaid 1115 Listening Session - Ellicottville
- Medicaid 1115 Listening Session - Buffalo
- March 6 Webinar: Next Steps for Medicaid 1115
- Health Equity Priorities in NYS' Medicaid Program - SYRACUSE
- Disrupt Disparities: Addressing the Crisis for Rural New Yorkers 50+ 2.0
- Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults with a History of Trauma
- SOLD OUT: Health Equity Priorities in NYS' Medicaid Program - BUFFALO
- A Conversation on Health Disparities in Rural New York
- Exploring Trauma-Informed Care for Older Adults in Western and Central New York
- WEBINAR: Reaching the Uninsured in 2022 - A Marketplace Update and How Navigator Programs Can Help
- WEBINAR: A Master Plan for Aging - Should New York Be Next?
- AARP NY Disrupt Disparities: Addressing the Crisis for Rural New Yorkers 50+
- Election 2020 and Your Health Care: What to Know Before You Vote Virtual Panel
- CANCELED: Surprising Opportunities for Well Being Through the End of Life: A Lecture and Panel Discussion with Dr. Ira Byock
- Register Today for the StoryGrowing WNY 2020 Kickoff
- Health Foundation and NCOA Webinar
- 2019 AARP Leading on Livability Pre-Summit Intensive
- VBP Forward Conference
- CNY Trainings in Human-Centered Design and Trauma and Trauma-informed Care
- Free storytelling workshop to be offered to nonprofits across WNY
- Register Today! Free Trainings/Free CEU's: "Trauma, ACEs and Early Childhood", and the innovative engagement model "Human-Centered Design"
- Register today! 'Connecting to Caregivers' event
- AARP Leading on Livability Pre-Conference Summit
- Pathways to School Readiness
- The Health System of the Future
- Next 'WNY Performing Provider Systems: Care for the Future' update March 24
- Register today! 'Families Caring for an Aging America' February 24
- Learn about new Aging by Design funding opportunity at Design Thinking Workshops
- Join us! WNY Performing Provider Systems: Care for the Future update
- Western New York Performing Provider Systems: Care for the Future
- Western New York Performing Provider Systems: Care for the Future 6-Month Update
- The State of Medicaid in New York: Progress and the Road to Value-Based Payments
- The Urban Safety Net: Bridging Gaps in Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Going the Distance in Western New York: Optimizing Rural Access to High-Quality Health Care
- Kicked Out of Kindergarten: Strengthening Emotional and Behavioral Health in Early Childhood
- Live Long and Prosper: Building a Sustainable Health Care System for Western New York’s Aging Population
- Achieving Healthcare Equality in Western New York: Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities
- Reaching for Excellence: Community Vision and Voices for Western New York Health Care
- One Friday: Four Futures
- WNY DSRIP: Call to Collaborate Meeting
- Hitting the Mark: Succeeding in a Managed Care Environment
- Hitting the Mark: Achieving Success through High Quality Services and Financial Sustainability
- The Road Ahead for New York: Post Election Commentary and Discussion on Medicaid and Medicare
- Resilience to the Rescue! Conquering Kids’ Trauma
- Health Equity for All: A Cornerstone of Healthy Communities
- Live Long and Prosper: Building a Sustainable Health Care System for Central New York’s Aging Population
- Change the Story, Change the World
Strategies
- Community-based organizations and health systems are collaborative and sustainable
- Community-based organizations and health systems are collaborative and sustainable
- Develop Strong Leaders
- Individual well-being is promoted and addressed for both children and older adults
- Nurturing Families and Environments
- Prevent and manage avoidable childhood chronic conditions
- Prevent Falls
- Promote Maternal and Child Health
- Support Social-Emotional Health
- Supporting Caregivers