That, coupled with the federal funding Higgins secured, will be enough to build and staff the unit, bringing to fruition a longtime goal. The Mother Cabrini Foundation earlier this year awarded SPHHP $600,000 for the mobile health unit. SPHHP’s mobile unit will feature rooms for medical exams and a patient interview area. Project partners are working with the manufacturer on the design and build-out of the van, which will be of similar size to the mobile units the School of Dental Medicine runs as part of its S-Miles To Go program. The mobile health unit still needs to be built. “By focusing on the needs of our neighbors who are medically underserved, we will work in concert with our community to achieve health equity - a goal that we have long shared with Congressman Higgins.” “As a public research university, UB is driven by our mission to partner with the members of our community so we can better understand - and best address - the health needs of our region,” Tripathi said. Tripathi and SPHHP Dean Jean Wactawski-Wende, as well as city and community leaders. Higgins announced the federal funding at a news conference outside the Seneca Babcock Arlene Mychajliw Community Center, where he was joined by President Satish K. Thanks to this critical funding secured in the federal budget, we can eliminate barriers to care and make a long-term investment in a healthier future for our community.” “The University at Buffalo’s mobile health clinic will build on existing partnerships to meet members of our community in greatest need where they live to provide comprehensive care.
From regular appointments with primary care physicians, to enrolling in affordable coverage, far too many people living in Western New York’s underserved communities lack access to the resources to address their health care needs,” Higgins said.
“Healthy lifestyles begin with access to health care. Brian Higgins announced $933,800 in federal funding awarded to SPHHP to support a mobile health unit that will provide much-needed access and services, not only to Seneca Babcock, but other medically underserved communities in Erie, Niagara and surrounding counties.
The project received a major boost Wednesday when Rep. That makes getting to medical appointments, and just about anything health care related, challenging.īut through a community partnership forged several years ago with neighborhood leaders, the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) has big plans to break down the two biggest barriers residents face: transportation and access. More than half of the residents who make up Buffalo’s Seneca Babcock neighborhood don’t have a vehicle.
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