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Weighing Down America: The Health and Economic Impact of Obesity
Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Americans, and
a new study by Hugh Waters and Ross DeVol finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
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Putting Prevention First
Chronic diseases are responsible for 85 percent of health spending in the United States. In this s
ession, we'll discuss how we can stop health care from being a system that treats the sick to becoming one that promotes prevention and wellness.
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A State of Emergency: Integrative Approaches to Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic
As prescription and heroin overdose deaths continue to rise, so has the sense of urgency to addres
s this health crisis that touches the lives of so many Americans.
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Healthy Living Equals Healthy Aging: How Where We Live, Work and Play Can Impact Our Longevity
This panel explores effective methods and solutions that can drive change and result in healthier
aging on a vast scale.
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The Future of Health: A New World of Collaboration
Moderator:
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
Speakers:
Francis Collins, Director, Nati
onal Institutes of Health
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A Conversation with PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi sits down for a conversation with Michael Milken, Chairman of the Mil
ken Institute
Moderator:
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
Speaker:
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Raising an Active Generation
In the United States, a mere 21.6 percent of children and adolescents (ages 6 to 19) get the recom
mended amount of physical activity each day.
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Feeding the Planet: Innovations in Food and Agriculture
The world's population is expected to grow by almost 2 billion in the next 20 years. Along with in
creasing rural-to-urban migration flows, the world is approaching a crisis of food production.
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Partnering for Cures to Bring Together Hundreds of Medical Research Leaders Nov. 13-15 in New York
WASHINGTON –Leaders across medical research – from patients to policymakers, from academia to advoca
tes, from philanthropists to federal regulators and from investors to industry – will gather at the Grant Hyatt New York, Nov.
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Americans’ Obesity Weighs Down U.S. Economy by $1.4 Trillion
WASHINGTON—Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Amer
icans, and a new study from the Milken Institute finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
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