Healthy Aging as Black Adults: In it Together
The HABIT Study
MISSION
We want to improve the health outcomes of older black adults in Boston communities, while being community-focused, and centered on the interests of patients and their care partners. We are leveraging the community ties we have to work together to develop an effective intervention for the older black community.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Our study is made possible by a partnership between: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) — The Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR), Patient-Centered Health Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), The Wellness Collaborative, Inc. (TWC), and Community Conversations: Sister to Sister (CC).
““We are thrilled to be able to bring this evidence-based program to the Black Boston Community in a way that is both sustainable and equitable.” — Dr. Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Dual PI
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“This PCORI collaboration represents community-engaged research at its finest! The MGH-based team worked closely with The Wellness Collaborative and Community Conversations: Sister to Sister, along with other community partners such as St. Paul AME Church, to ensure that the collective lived experiences and contributions of the community are incorporated at all levels of the study.” — Dr. Olivia Okereke, Daul PI
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“At TWC we are excited to partner with the MGH team for this mission-aligned study that actively centers Black wellbeing and further positions and complements our work in the community. TWC’s commitment to holistic health and wellness across the lifespan is upheld in this important project.”
— Dr. Karen Craddock, Co-PI and Co-Founder of TWC.
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