Community Health Equity Research Institute

Shifting The Narrative: ROI on Healthy Communities

1/20/22

We hope that you can join us on January 26, 2022 in learning and sharing action plans on how investing in healthy communities can grow businesses.

https://www.buffalohealthequity.org/events-1

First Annual Research Day

11/4/21

Faculty, students, staff and community members came together to attend this virtual event, which highlighted research on health equity at UB and in the WNY community.

2021 Igniting Hope Conference

8/12/21

The 2021 Igniting Hope Conference, The two days feature an in-person “Walk of Healing” and a virtual conference, titled “Healing Historical Trauma from Racist Research, Policies and Practices.”

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.

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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How Public Policy Decisions are Used Both to Destroy Black Neighborhoods and Communities
1/20/22
Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr., professor of urban and regional planning, told WBFO-FM that any discussion about the future of Buffalo’s Kensington Expressway must include equity. Those neighborhoods now suffer from higher rates of respiratory problems than other parts of the city, Taylor said, because of automobile pollution from the expressway.
UB Study Addresses Mental Health Pandemic Disparities
1/11/22
The UB School of Nursing is providing mental health support to city residents who are struggling during the pandemic.
The Mellowing Mind Study is seeking adults from low-income, African American neighborhoods to engage in mindfulness-related activities from their own home.
For more information email mellowingmind@buffalo.edu or call (716) 829-2037 or fill out an interest form here.
Documentary Taps Community Voices to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy
12/15/21
The Buffalo News reported that the “FIGHT FOR GOOD: One Body One Soul,” is being screened Saturday as the latest tool in the effort to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

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Social Determinants of Health in Buffalo

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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