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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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Expanding the Science of Patient Input: The Power of Language
Language matters.
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Getting Our Health Priorities in Order: Prevention, Research, and Treatment
The promise of medical research and public health to enhance and extend lives has never been great
er. Regrettably, the obstacles to funding and delivering innovation remain substantial.
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Reducing the Health and Economic Burden of Chronic Disease
Leaders in health explore ways to evolve from an illness-driven health system to one that pro
motes prevention and rewards wellness, easing health and economic burdens on individuals and communities.
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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.
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Start-up Nations: Creating Laboratories for Developing Economies
Emerging and frontier markets have eclipsed the advanced economies in GDP share and growth, just a
s the New World surpassed the Old at the end of the 19th century.
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Building Tomorrow's Agents of Change Across Africa
By the close of the century, sub-Saharan Africa will be the world's most populous region. Growth a
nd prosperity will depend not on natural resources, but on the talent and entrepreneurial energy of the region's young professionals.
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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 »
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Age-Forward 2030
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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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