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National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
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P.S. We wholeheartedly promote liberal arts perspectives on health — which can include making unexpected connections between phenomena. But even we were delightfully surprised to learn that the SPAH Lab shares more than an acronym with the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica. “In what possible way?” you might rightfully be asking. Here’s how: growing research and community practice suggest that playing the harmonica is an effective intervention for increasing lung function. This is through strengthening biomechanical pathways such as the lungs and diaphragm, and also by boosting psychosocial resources including positive mood and sense of belonging.
