School of Public Health10/17/2023 07:00:00 AMThe Downstate Public Health Scholarship Program (DPHSP) addresses disparities in healthcare by recruiting, training, and retaining underrepresented minority (URM) public health students. In its efforts to reduce healthcare disparities, the program has made significant strides by enrolling more than 100 students during the fall, spring, and summer semesters, concentrating on North and Central Brooklyn. In these areas, 47 percent of Black and Latino residents experience elevated poverty rates, unemployment, food insecurity, and lower life expectancy.Office of the PresidentSchool of Public Health