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Milken Institute Public Health: Q4 2023 Newsletter

In This Issue Future of Health Summit Recap Programs at a Glance Milken Institute Public Health Team in the Community What’s Ahead Connect with Us Future of Health Summit Recap Our Public Health team was delighted to see many of you in...
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Esther Krofah

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Health
Esther 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.
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News Release

Kissick Family Foundation, Milken Institute Announce $2.5 Million in Funding for Dementia Research

WASHINGTON, DC (November 14, 2023) — The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia Grant Program, in partnership with the Milken Institute, launched its first-ever request for funding proposals today. Up to $2.5 million in total...
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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.
News Release

The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit Opens November 6 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC (November 6, 2023) — Opening today, the 2023 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit gathers hundreds of speakers and attendees who are inspired to share ideas and advance work around this year’s theme: “Closing the Gap...
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Chad Clinton

Director, Media Relations
Chad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events.
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Power of Ideas

We Need to Rethink Behavioral Health Treatment in America

As our nation grapples with a mental health and substance use (behavioral health) crisis stemming in part from decades of insufficient funding for services and research, it is time for a significant investment in behavioral health treatment...
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Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD

CEO, American Psychological Association
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Power of Ideas

Enabling a Future That Brings Better Health to More People

Now more than ever, we are experiencing a heightened recognition of the growing need for high-quality health care and finding it increasingly more challenging to obtain. For instance, rural areas have few or limited options. Health-care...
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Kent Thielen, MD

Vice President, Mayo Clinic; CEO, Mayo Clinic in Florida
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Power of Ideas

Pharmacies Are Key Partners in Food Is Medicine Initiatives

Poor nutrition is estimated to kill 10,000 Americans every week and cause 21,000 new cases of diabetes per week, cutting lives short, increasing suffering, and reducing quality of life. Pharmacies are uniquely positioned to bring scalable...
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Sara Roszak, DrPH

Senior Vice President, Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
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