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Effective yet Undervalued: Elevating Community Health Workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted and have a clear understanding of the...
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Featured
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Effective yet Undervalued: Elevating Community Health Workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted and have a clear understanding of the...
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Effective yet Undervalued: Elevating Community Health Workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted and have a clear understanding of the communities they serve. They have proven effective in community interventions ranging from health education to...Read ReportCommunity health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who are trusted and have a clear understanding of the communities they serve.
Bridging Gaps in Clinical Trials: Strategies for Increasing Access and Representation
Despite high levels of spending on health care in the United States—almost double that of peer high-income countries—health outcomes continue to lag across a wide range of disease conditions. The differences in the incidence, prevalence...Read Report
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Draft Guidance
The FasterCures team at the Milken Institute is honored to provide its expert response to the Request for Comments on the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Draft Guidance, Implementation of Sections 1191–1198 of the Social Security...Read LetterImage
Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, Milken Institute HealthEsther Krofah is the executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, leading FasterCures, Public Health, the Future of Aging, and Feeding Change. She has extensive experience managing efforts to unite diverse stakeholders to solve critical issues and achieve shared goals that improve patients’ lives.
Milken Institute Launches New Women’s Health Network, Former First Lady Jill Biden Joins as its Chair
Today, the Milken Institute announced the launch of the Women’s Health Network to serve as a global collaborative to collate, elevate, and advance existing and new efforts across the women’s health ecosystem. The Milken Institute has also...Read Article
Investing in the World’s Health Is Good for Business
The collapse of US foreign assistance is an opportunity to build a more prosperous world. Once the world’s largest donor, the United States has slashed funding for the US Agency for International Development, President’s Emergency Plan for...Read Essay
Transforming Health Outcomes Through Strategic Collaboration
Solving the complex challenges within our health-care system requires more than policy changes or technological advancements—it demands a deeper understanding of the social barriers individuals face. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.Read Essay
The Wealth-Health Connection: How Economic Status Shapes Well-Being
The relationship between health and wealth is complex and multifaceted, deeply rooted in social, economic, and environmental factors. Understanding this connection is crucial for addressing health disparities and developing effective...Read ArticleImage
Dawn M. Carpenter, DLS
Director, Financial LongevityDawn M. Carpenter, DLS, is the director of financial longevity at MI Health.
How Philanthropy Can Support a Community-Centered Biomedical Research Ecosystem to Achieve Health Equity
Health equity is the state in which every person has a fair and just opportunity to achieve the best possible health. However, numerous health-influencing factors—such as income, education, geography, discrimination, language barriers...Read ArticleImage
Ishita Das, PhD
Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team, Milken Institute Strategic PhilanthropyIshita Das, PhD, is a director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy, where she leads cross-disciplinary projects. Her expertise lies in biomedical research, science policy, stakeholder engagement, workforce diversity, strategic planning, and project management.
Mapping the Journey: Building a Mutual Understanding for Health Equity in Clinical Research
If the objective of biomedical research is to spur innovation to create healthier communities, extend life, and more effectively treat or cure disease, then persistent inequities run counter to that goal and create unnecessary barriers to...Read Report
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