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Stress Vitals for Black Wellness

Research meets real-world community needs. Join the project transforming how chronic stress is understood—and addressed.

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Quantifying Community Stress with Rigor and Equity

Stress Vitals couples wearable HRV analytics and SHAP-explainable AI to detect stress-linked cardiometabolic risk, informing equitable interventions co-designed with Chicago communities for greater clinical impact statewide.

Community Reach

1.2Million

Up to 75%

Accuracy with Transparency

Closing Stress Equity Gap

≤ 5 pp

Field-tested with Community Scientists & Clinical AI Fellowss

How Stress Vitals Translates HRV Streams into Explainable Risk Signals

Using Polar H10 wearables, Kubios HRV analytics, and a SHAP-enabled gradient-boosted ensemble, Stress Vitals pinpoints autonomic dysregulation in < 2 minutes. Bias-audited dashboards give parish nurses and barbershop coaches the data they need for rapid, equity-first intervention.

Partnering for Health Equity

Become an HRV-AI Technician—Confidently Run a Screening Booth!

Our Jupyter-based micro-course trains community members to stream RR-intervals, execute explainable tree models, and interpret Stress-Heart Scores—no medical degree required. Master differential-privacy workflows, SHAP plots, and real-time triage so your neighborhood benefits from precision prevention..

Health-Equity Science and Explainable AI for Stress Monitoring

Real-Time HRV Signal Maps

Live SHAP overlays translate frequency-domain HRV into intuitive visuals for clinicians and community members alike

Locally Tailored Mobile Units

Portable units roll into churches, barbershops, and schools, streaming encrypted HRV data to our GovCloud enclave

Secure Data Pipeline

End-to-end FHIR, AES-256 encryption, and differential-privacy guards keep every heartbeat compliant and confidential

Certified Community Technicians

Free micro-credentialing trains residents—then we hire them to run booths and uphold data integrity

Explainable Risk Insights

Gradient-boosted models with SHAP plots deliver personalised, bias-audited Stress-Heart Scores and referral logic

Impact Dashboards & APIs

Real-time equity metrics and REST endpoints let partners track outcomes and integrate results seamlessly

track your progress with transparent, equity-first tools

  • Interactive stress mapping: Participants engage with a culturally grounded, five-tier card sort to name and rank sources of stress.

  • Explainable AI reports: Instant visualizations show how stress patterns align with heart rhythm changes

     

  • Bonus: Monthly wellness summaries Q&A’s – Secure, de-identified reports support personal reflection and optional health follow-ups
  • Built-in bias audits: Every tool is regularly reviewed to ensure fairness across race, gender, and income
  • Optional Slack workshops : – Join monthly online gatherings to hear from local health leaders and peers
  • Community-certified readers :– All data is interpreted by trained team members from your neighborhood

AI-guided, heart-rate-variability screening for stress-driven cardiovascular risk

our commitment to transparency

  • Our built-in ethics protections

No personal health information leaves the testing site. All uploads are encrypted, anonymized, and vetted by Stanford’s RECon audit team. You stay in control—always

  • Your bridge to better outcomes

We’re not just building tech. We’re building trust. Stress Vitals helps people understand how their lives shape their health—and how to take steps forward

  • Guided by science, grounded in community

Data without context is just noise. That’s why every element of our platform is co-designed with patients, faith leaders, and local clinicians. You help define what health means—and how to get there.

  • Always free for participants

Thanks to our partnerships with local health centers and educators, there’s no cost to join. Just sign up, show up, and be part of a future where health equity starts with visibility

Your Bridge to Better:
Discover, Apply, & Scale AI Tools for Health Equity

From HRV signals to structural drivers, SlimmAI decodes the overlooked causes of chronic stress in Black communities. Built from a 100% Black biomarker cohort, this tool equips researchers and communities with an actionable roadmap for cardiovascular risk.

Everything You Need to Launch Your Health Equity Mission

100% aligned with upstream action

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