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Centering mindfulness to address cardiovascular and psychological health in Black and Latina women

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Disparities in cardiovascular health among Black and Latina women are exacerbated by chronic stressors and limited access to mental health care. Culturally adapted mindfulness-based interventions represent promising strategies to address these disparities, potentially improving cardiovascular health by integrating sociocultural contexts and unique stressors into mental health practices.

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Fig. 1: MBIs to address psychosocial stress and suboptimal cardiovascular and psychological health among Black and Latina women.

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Special thanks to S. Hayes and T. Flies for their assistance with editorial support; and much appreciation to L. Moen for assistance with graphical design. L.C.B. received support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) P50 Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota (C2DREAM) program (grant P50MD017342) during the preparation of this work.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    LaPrincess C. Brewer

  2. Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    LaPrincess C. Brewer

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Inger Burnett-Zeigler

  4. Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA

    Eric B. Loucks

  5. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA

    Eric B. Loucks

  6. Mindfulness Center at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Eric B. Loucks

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L.C.B., I.B.-Z. and E.B.L. conceived and designed this work, analyzed and interpreted data, and drafted the manuscript.

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Brewer, L.C., Burnett-Zeigler, I. & Loucks, E.B. Centering mindfulness to address cardiovascular and psychological health in Black and Latina women. Nat. Mental Health 3, 1459–1461 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00537-w

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