Community Health Equity Research Institute

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

Institute's Pilot Program to Adress Health Inequities
11/30/23
The Community Health Equity Research Institute is launching its first-ever pilot funding program to address health equities and adverse social determinants of health. The institute will fund two projects with a maximum budget of $40,000 each.
CAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICIES REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES?
11/3/23
Despite substantial government investment aimed at reducing health disparities, large differences in health persist across geographic and racial lines in the United States. One prominent theory is that these health disparities are driven in part by disparities in the neighborhood environments where people live. If this is the case, then housing policies that desegregate, and therefore reduce disparities in neighborhood environments, may be an effective means for reducing disparities in health.
Igniting Hope conference aims to end race-based health disparities
10/25/23
On Sept. 30, 300 community members along with UB students, faculty and staff gathered for the sixth annual “Igniting Hope” conference. The gathering has matured into what organizers describe as a movement aimed at bringing lasting change to the region by ending race-based disparities and their devastating impacts on the health of Black people, Hispanic people and other underrepresented groups.

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Poverty
3/22/21
37% of Blacks in Poverty vs 19% of Whites
Educational Opportunity
3/22/21
14% of Blacks Have Bachelor Degrees vs 36% of Whites
High Unemployment
3/22/21
15% Rate Among Blacks, 5% Among Whites in Buffalo
Low Property Values/Poor Housing Stock
3/22/21
Home Values $48K in Black Neighborhoods vs $138K in White
Access to Healthy Food
3/22/21
Only One Grocery Store on Buffalo's East Side
Access to Healthcare
3/22/21
Up to 6% lack health insurance and 50% receive Medicaid.
Disinvested Neighborhoods
3/22/21
48% vacancy rate in Black neighborhoods vs 12% in White
Criminal justice system
3/22/21
Arrests of Blacks five times greater than for Whites
Access to Public Transportation
3/22/21
42% of East Side families own a car
Lead contamination in homes
3/22/21
90% of housing is pre-1978 when lead paint was banned
Access to Recreational Facilities
3/22/21
Limited access to recreational facilities
Internet access
3/22/21
Many East and West Side homes lack internet access