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.
