The Greater Rochester Health Foundation is a dedicated team serving diverse communities and working with dynamic partners to help us improve health outcomes and evolve and grow as a resource in our region.
On this page, we’ll reflect on what we are doing either personally or professionally in alignment with our equity centered mission – to pursue and invest in solutions that create a healthier region where all people can thrive.
Dr. LeKeyah N. Wilson, VP, Community Engagement and Social Impact
Medical Director of Community Pediatrics and Wellness
Medical Director of SBHC
Rochester Regional Health
Health Foundation Board Member
Dr. LeKeyah N. Wilson’s keynote at our Healthy & Equitable Futures Summit on Oct. 7, 2025 highlights the power of parent and family leadership in building healthier, more equitable communities. Drawing on her experiences as a mother, pediatrician, and community leader, she calls for shifting from serving families to co leading with them to drive systems change. The speech reflects on collective progress and offers clear calls to action to reduce silos, invest in parent leadership, advance racial equity, and stay grounded in mission and values so all children and families can thrive. Click here to read her speech
October 2025
Learning in Partnership: Reflections from the Rural Health Convening
Rachel Betts
Program Officer
This fall, I joined fellow funders, practitioners, and community leaders from across the country at the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and Grantmakers in Health (GIH) convening on Public–Private Partnerships for Rural and Tribal Health in Washington, D.C. The event brought together those working at the intersection of philanthropy, rural health, and tribal sovereignty to share best practices that honor local wisdom and make health equity possible in every community, no matter how small or how far from an urban center. …Keep reading
Freshly Back (and Refreshed!) From #ComNet23
Tiana Flynn
Communications Officer
Every year, The Communications Network hosts its ComNet Conference where “a vibrant, diverse, and dedicated community of communicators, storytellers, strategists, designers, researchers, producers, and community builders” come together to learn and connect. The network offers other educational opportunities via virtual gatherings, publishes articles, and shares best practices in the communications field –specifically for non-profits who are, what they call, “communicators for good.” …Keep reading
