Positive Health
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Building strengths to improve well-being and protect against illness.
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The Promise of Well-Being Interventions for Improving Health Risk Behaviors
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
People who have positive psychological well-being may be more likely to exercise, eat a healthy diet, and avoid smoking, all behaviors that also reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
From Cardiovascular Disease to Cardiovascular Health
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The American Heart Association Impact Goal 2020 signals an important shift in focus.
Working Together to Improve Health: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Q&A
October 28, 2012
A conversation with RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey on working across sectors to improve people's health.
The Heart's Content
April 17, 2012 | Journal Article
Positive psychological well-being (PPWB), especially optimism, protects against the incidence, and somewhat against the progression, of cardiovascular disease (CVD) through a broad array of mechanisms, according to this extensive literature review. ...
Purpose in Life and Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction Among Older U.S. Adults with Coronary Heart Disease
February 23, 2012 | Journal Article
Can a sense of purpose reduce your risk of heart attack? This study shows that greater baseline purpose in life was associated with lower odds of myocardial infarction.
Can Optimism Decrease the Risk of Illness and Disease Among the Elderly?
February 1, 2012 | Commentary
Even if optimism proves not to be a strong cause of good health, freedom from disease and longevity are not the only goals of life. Quality of life matters in addition to quantity of life, and it is clear from research that optimism enhances one's quality of life across the lifespan with little cost and minimal side effects.
Dispositional Optimism Protects Older Adults from Stroke
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher optimism was associated with a lower incidence of stroke in a nationally representative study of people over age 50.
Happiness is Hot
April 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Happiness is gaining currency today, particularly in relationship to health and medicine. That’s what we’ve been hearing ever since Harvard School of Public Health researchers Julia K. Boehm and Laura Kubzansky published their report “The Heart’s Co ...
New Evidence Continues to Build the Field of Positive Health
April 17, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Today, the Psychological Bulletin published research by Julia K. Boehm and Laura Kubzansky from the Harvard School of Public Health suggesting that positive psychological well-being – such as life purpose, positive emotion, life satisfaction, happin ...