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Stories From the Field: Leseliey Welch
Please tell us about your background and what led you to start Birth Detroit.
I am a dreamer, a str
ategist, an entrepreneur, and a Black queer mom, bringing my lived experience and background in public health and business admi
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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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Milken Institute Announces Key Initiatives at the 2024 Global Conference to Shape the Future of Health
Esther Krofah, executive vice president of Milken Institute Health, (pictured at left) with Emma Wal
msley, CEO of GSK, (right) at the 2024 Milken Institute Global Conference.
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10,000 Communities Initiative Expands Community Infrastructure Center with New Partnerships
The Milken Institute, a global think tank focused on financial, physical, mental, and environmental
health, today announced new implementation partnerships designed to expand technical assistance to help thousands of underserved urban and rural communit
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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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An Update from MI Philanthropy
In This Newsletter
Global Conference Highlights
Program Updates
Reports and Resources
MI Philanthro
py and Partners in the News
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