Public Health at the Milken Institute

Did you know that fentanyl is the top killer of Americans aged 18-45? Employers can play a critical role in advancing #wholepersonhealth by raising awareness among employees and their surrounding communities to help prevent accidental deaths from #fentanyl poisoning. Click here to read an interview between Sabrina Spitaletta Johar and Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Washington Division to learn more. DEA Washington DC

The #MIHealthSummit panel on Bringing Whole-Person Health to the Workplace, moderated by Sabrina Spitaletta Johar from Milken Institute, discussed the importance of creating positive work environments to help organizations attract, engage, and retain talent, which, in turn, can drive economic growth. Speakers Jean C. Accius, PhD, NACD.DC from CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, Donald Kosiak, MD, MBA from Leidos, Ellen Butler Patterson from EVERFI from Blackbaud, and Tracy J. Sims from Eli Lilly and Company explored what actions schools can take to foster emotional well-being and create a healthy workforce for tomorrow, and discussed the type of investments employers can make to establish workplaces that integrate a whole-person health approach. Watch the panel to learn more about how future generations will change the playbook on mental health in the workplace! https://lnkd.in/ewTzf77R #wholepersonhealth #employers #mentalhealth

The panel on How Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Advancements are Meeting the Moment and Beyond at #MIHealthSummit, moderated by Sarah Karlin-Smith from Citeline, explored what may help accelerate transparency, communication, logistics, and security to overcome access challenges in under-resourced communities. Panelists Laura Bray from Angels for Change, Shamiram Feinglass MD, MPH from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Kirk Kaminsky from McKesson and Vimala Raghavendran from US Pharmacopeia discussed what may be achieved through digital enablement, industry readiness for the upcoming implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, and potential actions to mitigate labor and drug shortages. Click below to watch the panel recording! https://lnkd.in/eyWBUtni #supplychain #pharmaceuticalsupplychain

Did you know? Forty-two percent of high school students reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness, including 29 percent of boys, 57 percent of girls, and 69 percent of LGBTQ+ students. The state of youth mental health is further compounded by external drivers, including the effects of social media use. With this in mind, identifying safeguards to support youth mental health in today’s digital world is critical. A new report from Milken Institute explores opportunities for communities, policymakers, and organizations to support scalable solutions that will help alleviate the youth mental health crisis. Click here to read! https://lnkd.in/eA-3jCib #mentalhealth #youth #publichealth?

The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit convenes the best minds in the world to confront the toughest challenges in health by matching human, financial, and scientific resources with the most innovative, inclusive, and impactful ideas to drive better health outcomes for all. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #MIHealthSummit

Milken Institute Health has been working with employers to accelerate solutions to the concurrent addiction and mental health crises since 2017. We are pleased to see a growing movement among employers that holistically recognizes employees beyond their professional roles. This reflects what Milken Institute Health has advocated for from the start: equal prioritization of mental, financial, and physical health through a "whole-person" approach. This series features brief and meaningful insights captured through interviews with executives from a variety of industries and sectors. We hope this series will spark ideas and inspire more leaders to take steps toward implementing #wholepersonhealth for their workforces. Click here for Sabrina Spitaletta Johar's interview with Jen Ughetta, SPHR, executive vice president and chief people officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance.

Creating positive work environments helps organizations attract, engage, and retain talent, which, in turn, can drive economic growth. What actions can schools take to foster emotional well-being to create a healthy workforce for tomorrow? What investments can employers make to establish workplaces that integrate a whole-person health approach??Join us in person or via live stream for the Bringing Whole-Person Health to the Workplace panel moderated by Sabrina Spitaletta Johar during the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit for a discussion examining how future generations will change the playbook on mental health in the workplace. To learn more about #MIHealthSummit and to watch the panels via live stream, click here https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A #Wholepersonhealth #Mentalhealth

The Milken Institute Future of Health Summit will take place in Washington, DC, November 13-14. The panel on How Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Advancements are Meeting the Moment and Beyond will explore what may help accelerate transparency, communication, logistics, and security to overcome access challenges in under-resourced communities. Panelists will also discuss what may be achieved through digital enablement, industry readiness for the upcoming implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, and potential actions to mitigate labor and drug shortages. To learn more and to watch the panels via live stream, click here https://lnkd.in/gfhwAC9A. #MIHealthSummit #SupplyChain #PharmaceuticalSupplyChain

For the first time this year, Milken Institute Health was excited to present the Future of Health in Asia, a full day of health programming during the #MIGlobal Asia Summit. Click here to learn more about the key trends, ideas and solutions shared. We will explore these topics further at our upcoming Future of Health Summit in Washington, DC. https://lnkd.in/epkmt9AZ

The Milken Institute’s Employer Action Exchange (EAE) provides a trusted platform that includes expert guidance, briefings, and networking?to advance customized, tangible actions on whole-person health priorities. In response to employer interest and investment in the topic, the EAE, led by Sabrina Spitaletta Johar, senior director, Public Health, hosted an invite-only briefing on community health workers as an underutilized health-care resource on October 23rd. Spitaletta?invited Milken Institute colleagues?Victoria C., MD, MSCE, senior director, Public Health, Andrew Friedson, PhD, director, Research,?and Anita Totten, MPH, senior associate, Public Health, to provide the briefing and discussion with employers. Attendees represented for-profit organizations across a variety of industries, non-profit organizations, and both federal and local government. Click below to learn more about the vital role community health workers play in advancing health outcomes and the barriers to scaling up effective models.??