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| HANDLS |
| Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span (HANDLS) Study, a community-based research effort designed to focus on evaluating health disparities in socioeconomically diverse African-Americans and whites in Baltimore. This study is unique because it is a multidisciplinary project that will not only assess physical parameters but also evaluate genetic, demographic, psychosocial and psychophysiological parameters over a 20-year period. It will also employ novel research tools, mobile medical research vehicles to improve participation rates and retention among non-traditional research participants. |
 | Left to right: Hava Tillipman, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Daianna Adams-Zambrana, Pontifical Catholic University, Puerto Rico on the steps of the HANDLS mobile medical research vehicle. |
| The mobile medical research vehicle is a 47-foot customized semi-trailer that has three working areas: an examination room with blood donor station; a cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength testing area; and a bone density and vascular studies testing area. There is a handicapped accessible bathroom and hydraulic wheelchair lift. The vehicle was designed to provide comfortable interior heating and cooling for all seasons, and privacy for physical exams and medical history interviews. |
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