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Latest Urban Edge Stories

Air Pollution An Ongoing Concern for Many Houston-Area Residents

More than half of Harris County residents said the area's air pollution control was fair or poor.
Refinery from the water
Kinder Institute Research
: Apr 23, 2018
Health

Urban Review: Maternal mortality, suburban growth and a Houston model for Cleveland transit

This week, a look at the latest responses to the new study on Texas maternal mortality rates, a deep dive into growth in the Houston area and Houston as a model for Cleveland.
Houston metro bus
News Story
: Apr 13, 2018
Demographics, Health, Transportation

How Does Government Spending Connect to Health Outcomes?

A new county-level analysis seeks to connect spending on things like parks, libraries and more to health outcomes.
Per capita spending and county health outcome ranking chart
News Story
: Mar 22, 2018
Health

Experts

Katherine B. Ensor

Katherine Bennett Ensor

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Statistics, Rice University
  • Director, Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems
  • Co-Director, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
  • Research Oversight Committee, Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform
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Rachel Kimbro

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Founding Director, Urban Health Program
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
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Tony N. Brown

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute’s Urban Health Program
  • Founding Director, Racism and Racial Experiences (RARE) Workgroup
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Loren Raun

  • Kinder Fellow
  • Chief Environmental Science Officer, Interim Bureau Chief, Bureau of Community and Children's Environmental Health, Houston Health Department
  • Assistant Professor of Statistics, Rice University
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Urban Health Program

The program facilitates research, education and community outreach on urban health issues, broadly defined. It also brings together faculty and community affiliates from institutions across the Houston area who focus on the social determinants of health.