Mission

The State University of New York, Downstate Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President have created the Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities Research.

The overall mission of the Center is to reduce health disparities in minorities and new immigrants in Brooklyn, NY through clinical and community research, community education and outreach, and medical fellowship training.

Vision

The Center wants to become a nationally recognized leader in the elimination of health disparities focused on minorities and immigrant populations. Through the development of community partnerships, the Center will work collaboratively to conduct research, develop interventions, provide training, inform policy decisions, and exchange information that will increase all partners' capacity to reduce existing health disparities