Evidation, a company focused on improving everyday health, has announced a partnership with USC’s Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to integrate wearable device data into their Understanding America Study (UAS). This collaboration aims to facilitate research insights into healthy aging through the analysis of wearable health data.
Having worked together previously on the 2017 ALiR study, Evidation and USC already have a strong working relationship that they’ll continue to explore by gathering prospective wearable data, such as activity and sleep metrics, from thousands of participants. This wearable data will be combined with existing survey data, creating a longitudinal dataset to answer critical questions about extending both lifespan and “healthspan”, the duration of being healthy without chronic diseases or disabilities.
Evidation, founded in 2012, specializes in powering health research and engagement programs for healthcare organizations and technology companies, utilizing real-world data to understand health experiences in large populations. Their measurement and engagement platform collects health data from daily life, fostering healthy actions among participants.
The Understanding America Study, managed by USC’s Dornsife Center, serves as an ongoing research initiative to gain deeper insights into various aspects of American life. It provides valuable data for policymakers, researchers, businesses, and the general public to inform evidence-based strategies and solutions across multiple domains, including health and aging.
The UAS, founded in 2014 and supported by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration, involves a panel of over 12,000 individuals from all over the United States, providing extensive survey data on a variety of topics, including health, wellness, work, and aging. This data can then be used by policymakers, researchers, businesses, and the general public to inform evidence-based strategies and solutions across multiple domains, including health and aging.
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