Award
National Institute on Aging 5R01AG078675-03
Examining Influences of Place-Based Long-Term and Contemporary Neighborhood Factors on Aging-Related Disease Risk Trajectories: Leveraging the HANDLS Dataset
Recipient
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, United States
Award Amount
$734,648.00
Ceiling
$734,648.00
Awarded
May 29, 2026
Identifier
5R01AG078675-03
A longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging to examine how neighborhood environments affect aging-related disease risks in Baltimore residents, leveraging the HANDLS dataset over 13 years.
Description
This project investigates the impact of neighborhood factors on aging-related disease risk trajectories using the HANDLS dataset. It involves a longitudinal study of up to 800 participants aged 30-64 in Baltimore, Maryland, tracked over 13 years, linking lifetime residential histories and contemporary activity spaces to health outcomes. The study aims to understand how age-friendly neighborhoods influence cognitive and functional decline, frailty, and resilience factors such as social capital and physical activity.