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Black men have the shortest life expectancy of any race/sex population subgroup in the United States.
In Columbus, Black men saw the largest decrease in life expectancy between 2014 and 2024.
These disparities in life expectancy are driven by individual-level and structural-level forces that lead to a greater prevalence of chronic health conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease.
To address this issue, a group of local academic, government, community, and industry partners came together to create Black Impact, an intervention to promote cardiovascular health in Black men.
Black Impact is a 24-week, community-based, waitlist-controlled, randomized clinical trial designed to improve cardiovascular health in Black men. During the Black Men's Wellness Day in Columbus, Ohio, over 1,000 men get a health screening to assess their overall cardiovascular health. 100-140 of those men will be enrolled in Black Impact, where they meet for 90 minutes of exercise and health coaching (e.g., healthy nutrition, improving sleep quality, coping with stress, and managing cardiovascular risk factors) for 24 weeks.
Visit the ACCELERATE Research Group page or see the media below to learn more.
Black Impact: Brain Health is an ancillary study that is examining how changes in cardiovascular health influence changes in mental health, cognitive health, and brain health in Black men. Participants undergo iPad-based cognitive assessments and blood draws at baseline and post-intervention to examine the effects of the intervention on cognitive function and fluid biomarkers of brain health.
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