Topic Description: This presentation provides a brief overview of the emerging field of positive health, which merges lifestyle medicine with positive psychology in a supportive biopsychosocial-spiritual model of whole-person health. Positive psychology has a key role in lifestyle medicine due to the reinforcing, reciprocal link between positive emotions and health behaviors. Also positive psychology mindsets and activities serve as additional health protective factors through direct physiologic benefits. Two key areas within positive health will be highlighted: 1. social connection with positivity resonance and 2. meaning, purpose and spirituality. These are intertwined, as often one derives greatest meaning from social connection. The talk will conclude with a brief review of recommendations made at the Summit on Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine for research, clinical practice, clinician well-being and medical education.

Mindfulness and Compassion Grand Rounds at Harvard Medical School will be held about twice monthly, live online via Zoom, and is open to those within Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), and members of the CMC community, for free. Our Grand Rounds series has 3 main aims:

• Disseminate information about new cutting edge science and impactful clinical research findings

• Highlight best practices for enhancing the efficacy, accessibility, and safety of mindfulness and compassion delivery and applications for population mental health

• Provide opportunities for healthcare provider self-care and burnout prevention.