# NIH Reporter #5R01MD020250-02

The Black Zones: Harnessing Tech Enabled Community Driven Data, Big Population Health Data, & Agent-Based Models to Transform the Measures & Metrics around Longevity

**Recipient:** DIGITAL ORGANIZING POWER-BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT LABS

**Award Amount:** $539,451.00
**Ceiling:** $539,451.00

**Awarded:** September 05, 2025

**Identifier:** 5R01MD020250-02

The project studies factors affecting life expectancy among African Americans and Black immigrants by combining community-led mobile data collection, population health data, and agent-based modeling.

### Description

Research project using mobile technology and community-based participatory research to develop measures of neighborhood risk and resilience related to Black longevity, and agent-based models integrating multiple data sources.

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