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Eleanore (Elle) Alexander
Eleanore (Elle) Alexander is Associate Director of Disease Prevention and Program Management at t
he Milken Institute’s Center for Public Health.
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Margaret Anderson
Margaret is a Managing Director with Deloitte Consulting. She’s focused on bringing her experienc
e in research innovation and patient engagement to strengthen nonprofits, as well as federal and commercial life sciences programs.
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report
Expanding the Science of Patient Input: The Power of Language
Language matters.
video
How Drug Trafficking Is Fueling the Opioid Crisis
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are now entering the "third wave"
of the nation's opioid crisis, which involves staggering trends related to fentanyl and the global drug-trafficking trade.
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video
Toward a Healthier Future
Conventional wisdom often suggests that a nation's health is a byproduct of its wealth.
article
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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article
Global Conference and Other Highlights from the Center for the Future of Aging
In this issue:
The Business of Aging »
Healthy Longevity »
article
Age-Forward 2030
article
The Role of Communities in Shaping the Future of Health
Geography plays a vital role in determining the health, wellbeing, and life expectancy of the more t
han 325 million people in the United States.
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article
Building Partnerships to Combat the Opioid Crisis
We’ve all seen data that magnifies a tragic and gripping reality—millions of people in every communi
ty across the country are experiencing the ravages of opioid addiction first-hand.
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article
What We Can Learn About Aging From Little Singapore
When it achieved independence 50 years ago, Singapore was an unexceptional place, other than for its
challenges.
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article
From Care of Disease to Care of the Person
Health-care systems and innovation models have been moving with increased acceleration from a focus
on the “care of disease” to the “care and cure of the person.” Stakeholders have spent nearly 20 years rallying for a reality in which patients
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