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Public Health

The Public Health team develops research, programs, and initiatives to activate sustainable solutions leading to better health for individuals and communities worldwide. To catalyze policy, system, and environmental change in public health and sustain impact, we approach our work in three interconnected areas: Prevention and Chronic Disease, Mental Health, and Health Equity.

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Public Health

Practice Areas

We are working to drive policy, system, and environmental change in public health in four interconnected practice areas.

Employers and Public Health Priorities

The Public Health team at the Milken Institute has been working with employers as key partners in addressing public health issues since 2017. The workplace is a community in and of itself that can contribute meaningfully to a healthier ecosystem. Employers have a critical role to play in advancing whole-person health by taking a stand for specific action, helping raise awareness among their...

Health Equity

We explore the root causes of health disparities that drive poorer health outcomes, and health policy to advance health equity for all. Building thriving communities and advancing health equity require improving the interrelated social and economic conditions at the root causes of health outcomes. This includes ensuring that health communication, access, and delivery reflect the needs, experiences, and unique characteristics of historically excluded people.

Mental Health

In order to attain total health, we must normalize a “whole person” approach that prioritizes mental and physical health equally. To do so, we are working strategically with employers, as they are uniquely positioned to reach employees, their families, and the surrounding communities, and can help them access evidence-based, innovative, inclusive prevention, treatment, and recovery resources to...

Prevention and Chronic Disease

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...

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Public Health Advisory Board

The Public Health team is honored to have an Advisory Board comprised of diverse leaders who collaborate with us to catalyze policy, system, and environmental change in public health by advising on our mission, strategy, and execution of...
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