Economic and Health Disparities

COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Health of Older Adults

26 Nov 2020

How to prevent diseases, enhance connections, and better serve their minority populations This article is the seventh in a weekly joint series on “The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Aging” from the Milken Institute Center for the...

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Richard Ashworth

Article

What the Major COVID-19 Vaccine Announcements Mean for Nigeria

20 Nov 2020

“Access is only the first challenge that will need to be addressed for widespread vaccination against COVID-19 in Nigeria. There are also concerns about the state of cold chain infrastructure and perceptions of the safety and effectiveness...

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Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu

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COVID Doesn’t Ask Immigrants on the Frontlines for Their Papers—Neither Should Relief Efforts

18 Nov 2020

Immigrants are among the hardest hit by the economic and social shutdown due to the coronavirus. If you’re an immigrant in the US, chances are you are either working on the frontlines of this pandemic or “staying at home” in an often...

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Tenzin Seldon and Lauren Blodgett

18 Nov 2020

Article

COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: A Public Health Forecast

3 Nov 2020

What this thought leader thinks could improve the US response to the pandemic In this interview series from the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging and PBS' Next Avenue, experts from the Center's Advisory Board share their...

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Linda Fried

A world-renowned geriatrician and epidemiologist, Linda Fried has defined frailty and its causes, conducted research on the prevention of disability and cardiovascular disease, and proposes that investments in health for longer lives could build a Third Demographic Dividend.

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COVID-19 Impact Reveals Global Leadership Crisis, According to New Global Survey

12 Oct 2020

New York – October 12, 2020 – The Milken Institute and The Harris Poll today released the findings of a joint research program called “ The Listening Project,” finding a global void in leadership as the COVID-19 pandemic has killed more...

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Milken Institute

Ep. 103: A Timely Solution, with EJF Capital’s Manny Friedman and Neal Wilson

“You've got to think big to solve problems….Some of the present bills [have] the potential to solve the major inequality problem in the United States.” (Friedman) “Given the historically low rates, what we're saying is the government can be...

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A Timely Solution, with EJF Capital’s Manny Friedman and Neal Wilson

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How to Empower Even the Busiest of People with Financial Literacy in Just a Few Minutes

23 Sep 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended millions of Americans’ way of life, sparking a recession, mass unemployment, and deep financial uncertainty. Just as the virus itself has disproportionately affected Black and Hispanic communities, these...

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Tina Hay

Founder and CEO, Napkin Finance

Ep. 98: Inclusive Capitalism, with TIAA’s Roger Ferguson

“We have to rebuild with a more inclusive capitalism, and I emphasize both of those words...so that as we go forward with crises—and there will be crises—the impact of those crises will not be so heavily defined by the color of one's skin.”...

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Inclusive Capitalism, with TIAA’s Roger Ferguson

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How Community Health Organizations Can Fight Two Public Emergencies at the Same Time

26 Aug 2020

Our country is currently in the midst of two public health emergencies. The first one is clear to all of us, as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact across our nation like few other events in our history. The second public...

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Garth Graham

Vice President, Community Health and Chief Community Health Officer, CVS Health

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Maternal Mortality: Reducing the Pandemic's Effect on Health Inequity

19 Aug 2020

Maternal mortality is not just a vital sign of our health system, it is a vital sign of society. In the US, a woman in 1990 had a better chance of surviving childbirth than her own daughter does today. Black and Native American women are...

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Mary Ann Etiebet

Executive Director, Merck for Mothers

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