COVID-19 commUNITY Study

We may be physically apart, but we are all in this together. Join the commUNITY study in the fight against COVID-19.

OVERVIEW

​COVID-19 is reshaping our communities. From how you shop for groceries, collect your mail, manage your household, and communicate with friends, families and even neighbors. ​

By taking part in the commUNITY study not only will you be sharing information about the broad impacts of how this is affecting you, and opportunities to share wearable device data like Fitbit, and Apple; you’ll also be able to see how others are impacted in relation to your own situations. ​

This information will further help guide as to the challenges we continue to face as a commUNITY.

WHY SHOULD I JOIN?

-Help us understand the impact of the virus over the duration of the study by answering 2 to 3 simple questions daily.

-Become more connected with the community by connecting your smartwatch and health data for tracking activity, sleep, and dietary information.

-Receive comparative information to the broader community, as well as resources to help you understand more about the virus.

WHY IS THIS RESEARCH BEING DONE?

We are doing this research to measure and collect self-reported mental and physical health across the U.S., along with experiences and perspectives, and a host of factors that may affect the overall impacts of COVID-19. Through this research, we are collecting individual tracking of changes in heart rate, activity, sleep, and other information available from smartwatches, activity trackers and other personal sensor devices to help determine whether this data can help to provide early indications of COVID-19, along with other illnesses such as the flu or cold.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING?

There is no anticipated direct benefit to you. We will make results of this research study available to you, whenever possible. The insights learned from analysis of the study may benefit both COVID-19 and viral illness outbreak tracking and may help people learn that they have a COVID-19 or influenza-like illness more quickly in the future.

DATA SHARING
  
We may share the study data with researchers outside of Vibrent Health. Before we do so, we will ensure that nothing in the data can identify you directly.  

As a participant in this study, we may ask you to share your personal health information, as collected by Fitbit, Apple Health, or other connected devices. In each case, you can say yes or no.

You can continue on as a participant, even if you decide to not share any device data.

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