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Milken Institute Health bridges innovation gaps across the health and health-care continuum. We advance whole-person health throughout the lifespan by improving healthy aging, public health, biomedical science, and food systems.
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Milken Institute Announces Key Initiatives to Shape the Future of Health
At the 27th Milken Institute Global Conference, Milken Institute Health announced the launch of several key initiatives including Project Prevent, Enabling Networks of Research Infrastructure for Community Health through Clinical Trials (ENRICH-CT), and A Blueprint for Employer-Sponsored Food as Health.
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Our work encompasses four portfolios: FasterCures, Feeding Change, Future of Aging, and Public Health. We also work collectively to address challenges that require cross-cutting solutions.
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Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies
Dr. Richard Pazdur Director Oncology Center of Excellence US Food and Drug Administration Beltsville, MD 20705 Dr. Michelle Tarver Acting Director Center for Devices and Radiological Health US Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD...Read LetterComment Letter: Action Plans to Improve Diversity in Clinical Studies
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Esther Krofah
Executive Vice President, MI 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.
How Philanthropy Can Build Resilient Food Supply Chains
From the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical conflicts, and catastrophic steering failures on cargo ships, as reported by NPR and The New York Times, the world has seen how a weak link in a supply chain can have far-reaching consequences for...Read Article
Kissick Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $3 Million in Funding for Frontotemporal Dementia Research
September 25, 2024 (Washington, DC)—The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program, in partnership with the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), today announced...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.Inaugural Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program Awardees and Projects
The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program and the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) are pleased to announce that six research teams have been awarded...Read ArticleRequest for Proposals: Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program
DOWNLOAD RFP 2024 Funding Announcement: The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program will fund a second cohort of research to understand the fundamental biology of why and how sporadic forms of FTD develop. In...Read Report
Maternal Mortality and Race: Problematic Levels and Problematic Gaps
The United States has one of the worst maternal mortality ratios (MMRs)—the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births—of countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Though part of this is due to...Read Article
Milken Institute Leaders Share Expertise, Highlight Key Initiatives at United Nations General Assembly Week
September 23, 2024 (New York, NY) — Leaders of the Milken Institute, a global nonpartisan think tank, are on the ground participating in and around the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Read ArticleImagePaul 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.
Insights on Investments in Food Systems Transformation: Pathways to COP30
This brief synthesizes those conversations into four key themes related to the trends, challenges, and opportunities for public, private, and nonprofit capital to drive food systems transformation.Read Report
The Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging
The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities Administration for Community Living US Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201 Dear Interagency Coordinating Committee on Healthy...Read Letter
Valuing Nature Is an Economic Imperative
Nature has long been undervalued and misunderstood. The belief that nature exists to serve humankind is dangerous for the planet and people. A modern worldview of the importance of nature should take its cue from the findings of The...Read Essay
How Checking Out at the Register Could Help Solve Climate Change
Humanity has made significant progress in overcoming some of its greatest challenges, including disease, hunger, and poverty. However, climate change now threatens to reverse this hard-earned progress. Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the...Read Essay
Implementing Nigeria’s National Strategic Cancer Control Plan and Cancer Research Agenda
Cancer incidence in Nigeria is growing, and mortality rates are high. This report summarizes the roundtable themes and insights, key takeaways, and actionable recommendations.Read Report
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