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Next CURE seminar, Lori Minnite: Friday, December 12, 2014 @ 12:15pm

Please join us for our next seminar:

“Does Concentration Worsen Poverty? The Philadelphia Case”

Lori Minnite, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration
Rutgers University-Camden

Friday, December 12, 2014 12:15pm – 1:30pm
Faculty Lounge, 3rd floor Armitage Hall
Lunch will be served

Scholars of political incorporation understand that for African Americans, the foundation of advancement in electoral politics has been the concentration of black voters in jurisdictions where they could engage in mobilization campaigns and out-vote whites simply by virtue of their sheer numbers. At the same time, scholars of urban poverty have argued that concentration or neighborhood effects negatively impact the life chances of residents of deprived neighborhoods over and above the effects of their individual characteristics. The question is how concentration effects can be good for politics but bad for the very people who need political representation the most, the urban poor. I explore the problem using micro-data to examine shifting patterns of political participation and poverty for the City of Philadelphia since 1970. (more…)

Camden Citywide Housing Vacancy Data Release – Monday, December 8, 11:30am

To register for the event, please visit: https://camlaw.rutgers.edu/apps/payment/register.php?event_id=69

For further information, or to obtain a parking permit, please contact Lisa Alston lisa.alston@rutgers.edu

Race, Poverty and Change Symposium Dec. 4-5, 2014

Invitation to Round Table Discussion – Friday, November 21

Camden Area Health Education Center and ARCHIVE Global are pleased to invite you to join in a round table discussion on innovative, family-focused strategies for delivering asthma care and support in Camden.

Where: Camden AHEC at 514 Cooper Street, Camden, New Jersey 08102
When: Friday, November 21st from 10am-12pm

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CURE partners with Archive Global on “Breathe Easy Camden” project

ARCHIVE Global is excited to announce strategic partnerships with the Camden Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) at Rutgers University. This collaboration will benefit our newest project in the United States, Breathe Easy Camden, which is launching this month.

AHEC brings over three decades of on-the-ground experience in improving access to essential health care and education services to the Breathe Easy Camden project. Since their founding, AHEC’s award-winning work has directly benefited the lives of tens of thousands of Camden residents.

CURE at Rutgers University works with researchers, students, and community members to facilitate innovative research on urban issues in Camden and beyond. CURE’s work has helped to inform public policy and decision making at the local, national, and global levels.

Together with our partners, we are rethinking how and where healthcare can be most efficiently delivered. Read more about how we are building health locally here!