News

Nonprofits champion equity

BCHE Executive Support Specialist, Sheena Woods, was acknowledged on Saturday September 28th by the Black Achievers.

During the seventh annual Igniting Hope conference on Sept. 21, one message was made clear: Now is the time to confront health disparities rooted in environmental injustice.

Members of the Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative gather in Buffalo on Friday. The nonprofit will receive up to $36.8 million in state funding over 2½ years to help Western New York – home to some of the state's unhealthiest counties – get a little healthier.

UB will use the award to establish the Center of Excellence in Investigator Development and Community Engagement, which will be embedded in the university-wide Community Health Equity Research Institute. The center will encourage and support research that benefits people who experience health inequities caused by adverse social determinants of health.

Legislation has passed that can help New York homeowners

The UB CLEAN AIR Team is conducting an air quality study in the city of Buffalo, funded from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The research team is currently recruiting participants.

Allita Dockery, COO of Buffalo Center for Health Equity, appointed as Trustee at Aurora Waldorf School