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Project Prevent
Overview
Preventable illnesses remain a leading cause of death worldwide. Noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, now account for most premature deaths, driven by lack of access to healthy foods, inactivity, and inadequate screening. Project Prevent is an initiative of Milken Institute Health that seeks to bring together leaders and experts across sectors to create a blueprint for shifting to health prevention at scale.
Milken Institute Project Prevent
Watch the video to learn how the Milken Institute is bringing leaders together, through Project Prevent, to shift the health care ecosystem toward prevention and early detection.
Recent Event Videos
Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Health Care
A healthier future cannot be achieved through treatment alone. While care aimed at curing illness or injury is a crucial element of improving health, promoting well-being through prevention is essential.
A Conversation with CDC Director Mandy Cohen
Preventive measures, including vaccinations, screenings, diagnostics, and prophylaxis, are crucial in helping individuals maintain health and wellness.
Cancer Diagnostics Revolution
Across the world, health systems are trying to improve care for their populations in an era of rising costs.
Project Prevent
Related Thought Leadership
Milken Institute Advisory Council Roundtable on Preventative Health
DOWNLOAD REPORT Each year, the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) treats more patients for preventable diseases, yet funding remains largely focused on hospital care rather than prevention. Without new investment in preventative...Read Report
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Scaling and Sustaining Better Health Outcomes Through Prevention
Preventable illnesses remain a leading cause of death worldwide. Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity account for most premature deaths, fueled by limited access to healthy foods, inactivity, and...Read Report
New Report by the Milken Institute Details Innovative Financing Solutions to Reinvent Preventative Healthcare in the United Kingdom
27 January 2024 (London, UK)—With a shift towards preventative healthcare needed by both the National Health Service (NHS) and the new United Kingdom (UK) government, innovative financing solutions are critical to ensuring the...Read ArticleImage
Paul Guequierre
Director, Strategic CommunicationsPaul Guequierre is the director of strategic communications. In this role, he works to increase the profile of Milken Institute in the media, raise the visibility of issues important to the organization and its stakeholders, and expand the Institute's digital presence.
The Reinvention of Prevention: How to Fund and Finance a Pivot to a Prevention-First Healthcare System
As part of the debut of the Milken Institute’s Project Prevent initiative in 2024, the Institute conducted a series of interviews with 35 key stakeholders and experts in health, finance, philanthropy, pensions, and public policy to explore...Read Report
Toward Self-Sustaining Models for Preventive Health Investments
Many types of health interventions fit the adage, “A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.” By engaging in preventive behaviors and consuming preventive care, the risk of future adverse events is lowered—saving both human suffering and the...Read ArticleImage
Andrew Friedson
Director, Health EconomicsAndrew Friedson, PhD, is the head of research for the Milken Institute Health. He is a health economist with expertise in health care and related sectors.
Community Health Workers: An Effective, Underutilized Health Intervention
Community health workers (CHWs), also known as promotoras, community health navigators, and lay health workers, have been utilized in the US since the 1950s; however, their emergence onto the health-care scene, especially in under-resourced...Read Article
Where There Is a Collective Will, There Is a Way toward Better Health for All
Widening inequities in health are an unfortunate reality worldwide. The trends in the United States are particularly stark. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite spending more than $4.5 trillion on health care...Read ArticleWidening inequities in health are an unfortunate reality worldwide. The trends in the United States are particularly stark. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, despite spending...
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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 Announces Key Initiatives at the 2024 Global Conference to Shape the Future of Health
Esther Krofah, executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, (pictured at left) with Emma Walmsley, CEO of GSK, (right) at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference. May 6, 2024 (Los Angeles, CA) — The Milken Institute announced...Read ArticlePrograms on preventative health and community-based biomedical research, along with newly released reports, aim to strengthen the health system through collaboration.