Mindfulness for Cardiovascular Health: From Behavior Change to Healthcare Integration

Name: Mindfulness for Cardiovascular Health: From Behavior Change to Healthcare Integration
Start: 2026-11-30T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-30T13:50:00-05:00
Location: FXB G-13 & Zoom

Food, Nutrition, Diet

Location

FXB G-13 & Zoom

Time

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm

Event Type

From Around the School, Lectures/Seminars/Forums

How can mindfulness move from scientific evidence to mainstream healthcare? In this seminar, Eric B. Loucks, PhD, Professor and Director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, will explore the research on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and its adaptation for improving nutrition, blood pressure, and cardiovascular health. He will also examine challenges to health insurance coverage and emerging approaches, including group medical visits and digital delivery, to expand access.

This Monday Nutrition Seminar, co-hosted by the Department of Nutrition and the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health, will take place on November 30 at 1:00 p.m. ET in FXB G-13* and via Zoom (registration is required).

*Please note that in-person attendance for non-HUID holders is not guaranteed due to space constraints.

Speaker Information

Eric Loucks, PhD

Eric Loucks is Professor and Director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. He developed the NIH-funded Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP) and Mindfulness-Based College (MB-College) programs. His research focuses on mindfulness, cardiovascular health, and translating scientific evidence into accessible interventions.

Organizers

Department of Nutrition

Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health

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