On Monday, February 10th a RiSE study team member from Columbia University School of Nursing will visit from 10 AM to 12 PM. At this tabling event, you can ask questions, grab handouts, and sign up to be screened for eligibility.

The purpose of the RiSE study is to learn whether the stress reduction program, called “Resilience, Stress, and Ethnicity” (RiSE), improves the body’s response to stress in African American women who have risk factors for heart or metabolic disease.

RiSE is a group-based 8-week intervention that integrates cognitive behavioral strategies focused on the impact that social stress, such as racism, has on the body, racial identity development, and empowerment.

Participants will be randomly assigned to participate in either the stress reduction program (RiSE) or a general health education program. Both programs will meet on Zoom and will be led by experts in the field.

Participants will also be asked to complete surveys describing their health, emotions, stressors, and health behaviors and to provide saliva samples to measure markers of inflammation.

Participants may receive up to $500 for their time.

If you are unable to attend and wish to learn more about the study, please contact the study team at [email protected] or by phone at 347-978-2871.

Location: Main Lobby.