A health equity podcast developed by students, faculty and staff of the School of Public Health and Health Professions.

  • Effective transformational change in Buffalo, as UB鈥檚 Center for Urban Studies joins the Community Health Equity Research Institute
    11/18/21
    UB reported to more powerfully address and reverse Buffalo’s entrenched health disparities, the UB Center for Urban Studies, which is dedicated to regenerating underdeveloped neighborhoods, is joining the Community Health Equity Research Institute.
  • First Annual Institute Research Day
    11/2/21
    The First Annual Research Day of the Community Health Equity Research Institute last week was a huge success. The event generated great interest throughout the UB campus and the community. We received 51 abstracts from university and community teams and over 80 people attended and heard presentations by faculty, community members and students on innovative research and projects that focused on health equity and on the social determinants of health. 

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Social Determinants of Health in Buffalo

  • poverty.
    Poverty
    3/22/21

    37% of Blacks in Poverty vs 19% of Whites

  • Educational Opportunity.
    Educational Opportunity
    3/22/21

    14% of Blacks Have Bachelor Degrees vs 36% of Whites

  • High unemployment.
    High Unemployment
    3/22/21

    15% Rate Among Blacks, 5% Among Whites in Buffalo

  • Low Property Values/Poor Housing Stock.
    Low Property Values/Poor Housing Stock
    3/22/21

    Home Values $48K in Black Neighborhoods vs $138K in White

  • Access to healthy food.
    Access to Healthy Food
    3/22/21

    Only One Grocery Store on Buffalo's East Side

  • Up to 6% lack health insurance and 50% receive Medicaid.

  • Disinvested Neighborhoods.
    Disinvested Neighborhoods
    3/22/21

    48% vacancy rate in Black neighborhoods vs 12% in White

  • Criminal justice system.
    Criminal justice system
    3/22/21

    Arrests of Blacks five times greater than for Whites

  • Access to Public Transportation.
    Access to Public Transportation
    3/22/21

    42% of East Side families own a car

  • Lead contamination in homes.
    Lead contamination in homes
    3/22/21

    90% of housing is pre-1978 when lead paint was banned

  • Access to Recreational Facilities.
    Access to Recreational Facilities
    3/22/21

    Limited access to recreational facilities

  • Internet access.
    Internet access
    3/22/21

    Many East and West Side homes lack internet access

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