The COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest in the U.S. threaten to disrupt the economic stability and daily routines of African Americans in Oklahoma and across the nation.

In February, researchers at the TSET Health Promotion Research Center will launch a statewide cohort study called Project Trinity, to investigate how these socioeconomic factors affect the physical and mental health of African Americans.

Adam Alexander, Ph.D., a health disparities researcher with a specialty in tobacco research at the TSET Health Promotion Research Center, leads the program.

Alexander explained that Project Trinity aims to provide data and insights that can be used by policymakers, public health professionals, and researchers in Oklahoma.