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Prevention and Chronic Disease
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Public Health Pathways for Vision Loss Prevention
As noncommunicable disease rates climb worldwide, vision loss remains an underrecognized but pressing public health challenge...
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Featured
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Public Health Pathways for Vision Loss Prevention
As noncommunicable disease rates climb worldwide, vision loss remains an underrecognized but pressing public health challenge...
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Report
Prevention and Chronic Disease is an all-encompassing priority that addresses how chronic diseases are understood and managed, how populations are impacted, and how issues related to infrastructure and financing can affect health and well-being.
Our Public Health initiative aims to improve health outcomes through research, programs, and policy initiatives with health equity as a central tenet. Following a public health approach, we engage with partners across sectors to raise awareness, propel action, and envision and pursue practical solutions toward measurable progress for complex health issues.
Prevention and Chronic Disease
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Improving and Sustaining Health Through Prevention Across Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid broadly cover preventive services, yet utilization remains below goals, with the widest gaps in rural communities and among beneficiaries managing multiple chronic conditions.Read Report
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Public Health Pathways for Vision Loss Prevention
As noncommunicable disease rates climb worldwide, vision loss remains an underrecognized but pressing public health challenge. Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease can lead to serious eye conditions, while vision impairment...Read Report -
Advancing Health Through Expanded Access to Pharmacy-Based Care
As the health system evolves to meet rising demand while grappling with workforce shortages, pharmacies are well-positioned to play a greater role in delivering high-quality, community-based care.Read Report -
Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Giving Smarter Guide
This Giving Smarter Guide describes the current state of research, clinical practice, and treatment approaches for uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) and identifies critical areas where philanthropy can significantly advance scientific knowledge...Read Report -
Request for Proposals: Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis
The ATF-LOMAS is now accepting applications for awards of up to $100,000 per year for two-year research projects led by early career investigators who seek to increase the foundational understanding of sarcoidosis through projects focused...Read Article -
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 -
A Global Health Crisis We Can Prevent
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, accounting for approximately 10 percent of all cancer cases, and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Colorectal cancer may not have the flashy celebrity...Read Essay -
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 -
Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers
As a country, we face an urgent need to develop and implement public health and health-care strategies that recognize obesity as a chronic disease, address disparities in multifaceted care, focus on person-centered solutions, and eliminate...Read Report
Featured 2023 Future of Health Summit Sessions
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A Revolution in Obesity Care: Employers Can Lead the Charge2023 Future of Health Summit Session -
Achieving Health Transformation at Scale: The Future of Employer-Sponsored Health Care2023 Future of Health Summit Session -
Transforming the Health-Care Supply Chain for the Future2023 Future of Health Summit Session