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Yeen Chong
Yeen Chong joined the Milken Institute in January 2020 as the Communications Lead of the Asia Cen
ter. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners.
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person
Mark Smolinski
Mark Smolinski, MD, MPH is president of Ending Pandemics, which was spun out from the Skoll Globa
l Threats Fund in 2018 to provide scientific expertise and funding to find outbreaks faster.
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person
Gunhild A. Stordalen
Gunhild A. Stordalen is the founder and executive chair of EAT. She is a driving force linking cl
imate, health, and sustainability issues across sectors to transform the global food system.
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video
Remarks by Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services makes an announcement about the
Trump administration's efforts to address the opioid crisis in America.
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video
Loneliness as a Risk Factor: Making Connections to Improve Health
Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call these phenomena a public hea
lth epidemic in the United States. Loneliness is an emerging risk factor that has huge implications for personal, economic and societal well-being.
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video
A Conversation with Ben Carson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
This session will open with a conversation with Ben Carson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, followed by a panel discussion.
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Confronting the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics
An estimated 30.3 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, or 9.4% of the population. In 2017, th
e costs of diagnosed diabetes totaled $327 billion, including $237 billion in health care costs and $90 billion in reduced productivity.
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video
Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging
Living healthy and economically-secure lives through old age is a goal shared by all, but aging ca
n pose unique hurdles for women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
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video
Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
The human and economic toll of COVID-19 has shocked the world into an awareness of the dangers and
implications of zoonotic diseases—defined as diseases that transfer from animals to humans, sometimes with devastating consequences.
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Interview with K.Y. Amoako on Africa’s Economic Recovery and Transformation
COVID-19 Africa Watch speaks to K.Y. Amoako, President of the African Center for Economic Transfor
mation, about the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent.
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article
Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion, new Milken Institute report reveals
LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, October 30, 2018—The impact of obesity and overweight on the U.S.
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Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Planetary Health: Stopping the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
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