AI-Integrated Preventive & Restorative Medicine

We are BaCHRI—the Black Catholic Health Research Institute. Rooted in faith and justice, we conduct unapologetic research with AI to expose systemic harm, elevate Black voices, and shape equitable futures.

What We Mean by AI-Integrated Preventive & Restorative Medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) allows preventive-medicine teams to process multiscale data—clinical histories, wearable signals, even neighborhood air-quality feeds—and detect risk trajectories before symptoms emerge. When decision-support models flag an elevated probability of hypertension or glycemic drift, clinicians can intervene months earlier, improving outcomes and lowering cost.

Restorative medicine complements that foresight. It uses evidence-based modalities that reactivate the body’s self-repair systems

  • Community-Centric Data Science  – Federated datasets from Black parishes and safety-net clinics reveal social determinants explaining ≈70 % of health variance.
  • Evidence-Anchored Analytics – Gradient-boosted models achieve AUROC ≥ 0.80, with SHAP plots exposing the features behind each alert.
  • Faith-Guided Restoration – HHRV tracking during a spiritual-image intervention shows immediate vagal-tone gains that map spiritual practice to physiological resilience.

Together, these layers shift care from reactive treatment to proactive renewal, advancing health equity for Black communities and beyond.

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AI-Guided Preventive & Restorative Cardiology.

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AI Builds, Not Black Boxes

Python-based interpretable models reveal hidden stress patterns before disease ever takes hold

God’s Little World

Heart-Rate Variability Meets Co-operative Economics

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COMMUNITIES TRAINED IN DATA JUSTICE

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PARISH PARTNERSHIPS INITIATED

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POLICY SHIFTS INFORMED BY OUR RESEARCH

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LIVES UPLIFTED BY COOPERATIVE HEALTH MODELS

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
– Jeremiah 29:11

MARCIA E. I. UDDOH, MD (Candidate), PhD, MPH, MS, MSW Founder | Missionary

Trusted Partners

The miracle of cooperation is a team strategy that opens a gap in the wall of an indifferent crowd that excludes the weakest.” — Pope Francis

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We are a groundbreaking research institute dedicated to addressing systemic health disparities and empowering Black communities through innovative, evidence-based solutions.