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Project Prevent
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
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 an 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.