Blue Path
Blue Path is a FREE University at Buffalo summer program for high schoolers interested in the health professions, July 28 to Aug. 8
Benefits for students:
- Great, hands-on experiences
- Find out about careers in public health, nutrition, occupational/physical therapy and athletic training
- Earn a full college credit
Questions? Email us at BluePathSPHHP@buffalo.edu.
Blue Path is Accepting Applications for 2025!
To apply to the 2025 program, please fill out this application.
The purpose of Blue Path is to help eliminate barriers to equal opportunity and access in public health and the health professions by providing an interdisciplinary, two-week, interactive learning experience for rising 11th- and 12th-grade students in the Buffalo-Niagara area.
Blue Path aims to build bridges between health professionals and high school students with different identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences bycultivating and refining critical skills that are central to thriving careers in epidemiology, health policy and economics, exercise science, occupational therapy, community health, nutrition and dietetics.
Director
About Dr. Daniels
As director, Dr. Daniels collaborates with UB faculty and community professionals to empower students to cultivate foundational skills that are central to public health and health professions work, discuss and present scholarly work, and engage in social activities that promote student success in the health sciences and the academe.
As faculty, Dr. Daniels specializes in theory-based, behavioral intervention program design and evaluation to inform healthcare services performance and impact. Additionally, Daniels specializes in health education, health equity, and health sciences pedagogies research topics.
The School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) strives to expose youth in our communities to possibilities for careers in public health and health professions. To that end, SPHHP has partnered with several community organizations to promote and host this 2-week program for college credit.
Most notably:
- Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (ENAHEC) (Learn more about the Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (ENAHEC))
- HOPE Buffalo (Learn more about HOPE Buffalo)
- Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic (Learn more about Lighthouse)
- People United For Sustainable Housing (Learn more about PUSH Buffalo)
Note from Sponsor
