The following is a news update from Duke Integrative Medicine:
“Dr. Jeffrey Greeson Presents Duke Integrative Medicine Research to US Lawmakers: Improving the Nation’s Health through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Poster Session Sponsored by National Institute of Health
Dr. Jeffrey Greeson was invited to present the research underway at Duke Integrative Medicine on April 28, 2009 during a session on Capitol Hill sponsored by NIH. The focus of the session was the role of behavioral and social science research in producing change — including change in health and behavior.
Greeson was one of only three people representing the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Among the 27 NIH agencies represented, others included the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, and National Genome Research Institute.
Greeson presented preliminary findings from his study on how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) works to enhance emotional well-being and sleep, two factors associated with cardiovascular disease risk. He is collaborating on the study with Drs. Ruth Wolever, Jeffrey Brantley, and Janna Fikkan, all of Duke Integrative Medicine.
The Coalition for the Advancement of Health Through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (CAHT-BSSR) planned the event featuring social and behavioral science research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The event – NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: Improving the Nation’s Health through Behavioral and Social Sciences Research – featured posters of NIH-funded research. Members of Congress, their staff, the biomedical, the behavioral and social science research community, and the public attended the event.”