Community Health Equity Research Institute

9/9/21

Faculty, students, staff and community members are invited to attend this virtual event, which will highlight 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.”

Igniting Hope 2021

7/20/21

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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Community Partner Focus

LISC is a community development financial institution (CDFI) that drives investment to help transform neighborhoods that traditionally have not had support. Their mission is to identify and support the plans and visions neighborhood residents and organizations already have so that LISC and their partners can assist in building community capacity to realize these goals with various resources, tools, and funding mechanisms available. Learn More

Buffalo HealthCast

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

News and Events

Igniting Hope: ‘Healing Historical Trauma from Racist Research, Policies and Practices’
8/3/21
The two days feature an in-person “Walk of Healing” and a virtual conference, titled “Healing Historical Trauma from Racist Research, Policies and Practices.”
Institute Steering Committee Member quoted by Health.com
6/9/21
A story in Health.com on social determinants to health quoted Henry Louis Taylor, Jr., PhD, professor of urban and regional planning and a UB Community Health Equity Research Institute Executive Committee Member. “These social determinants include the physical environment, including housing, air and water quality, social and economic factors and human behavior,” said Taylor.
Jacobs School Experts Discuss Lessons Learned From COVID
5/20/21
Four infectious diseases experts from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences reflected on lessons learned from COVID-19 during the annual forum of UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) on March 17.

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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