Collected Item: “Erie County Health Equity”
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Erie County Health Equity
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news article
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This Buffalo News article discusses the racial disparities impacting the residents of Erie County during the pandemic. The article claims that the pandemic shined a light on the racial disparities as more African American community members were becoming infected and dying from COVID.
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Buffalo, New York, health disparity, Erie County, African American, racial, University at Buffalo, American Rescue Plan, public health, unfair, equity
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https://buffalonews.com/news/local/erie-county-looks-at-new-way-to-tackle-old-problem-serious-health-disparities/article_7ad72be0-e687-11eb-8df9-433d34ae0d46.html
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Sandra Tan
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2021-07-19