Welcome to the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute website
3/22/21

Here, you will find information, resources, and news about the crisis of race-based health disparities in Buffalo.

Watch the 2020 Igniting Hope Conference
3/22/21

The Igniting Hope Conference, “Mobilizing Community Resources to Achieve Health Equity During a Global Pandemic,” brought together healthcare professionals, community leaders, community members, advocates, and faculty.

Community Health Equity Research Institute launch
3/22/21

The UB Community Health Equity Research Institute was created with a goal to perform research to advance understanding of the root causes and to develop and test innovative solutions to eliminate health inequities in the region.

UB-community partnership is helping blunt the effect of the pandemic on Buffalo’s most vulnerable citizens
3/22/21

State Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy at the CTRC on Oct. 14, 2020, discussing how a UB-community partnership is helping to blunt the effects of COVID-19. UB President Satish Tripathi is seated to the right. (Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki)

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Community Partner Focus

Buffalo Center for Health Equity.

The Buffalo Center for Health Equity is a community-based organization that willeliminate race, economic, and geographic-based health inequities in Western New York by changing the social and economic conditions that cause illness and shorten lives among the sickest of the region. Learn more

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Social Determinants of Health in Buffalo

  • 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

Community Partners

Buffalo Center for Health Equity
Population Health Collaborative
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) Western New York
NeuWater & Associates, LLC
Healthcare Education Project
Erie County Medical Center
Front Seat Life
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
New York State Area Health Education Center System
EPIC —Every Person Influences Children