The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Displaying What We Do: Health
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
The Aspen Health Forum — Join Us! Watch Video of the Aspen Health Forum! There is no shortage of conferences where scientists can argue about genomes or clinicians...
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Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
Franmarie Kennedy, PhD, is Acting Director of the Health, Biomedical Science and Society policy program. Over the course of her career, she has worked in all aspects of education and health...
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Sports and Society Program
The mission of the Sports & Society program is to convene leaders, foster dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest, with a focus on the development of healthy...
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Sports and Society Program
The program is led by director Tom Farrey, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and author of the ESPN book, Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children. Farrey’s work over...
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Aspen Global Health and Development
In recent decades, private sector growth has been the engine that allowed hundreds of millions of people to lift themselves out of poverty in China and India. This growth largely bypassed rural...
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Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
Early in 2011, the Aspen Institute with sponsorship by WellPoint, Inc. launched the Health Innovation Project, a new initiative within the Stewardship Project that aims to highlight clinical...
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Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
Born of the recognition that there is exploding interest in the future of health care, the Aspen Health Forum brings cutting-edge medical science and health care discussions to the public square. It...
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Publication | March 2, 2012 | Basit Chaudhry deBronkart, Carole Roan Gresenz, Joseph Hutter, Anjali Jain, Brent C. James, Shawn Martin, Lewis Mattison, Daniel L. Newton, Anthony Nguyen, Brent Parton, Kavita Patel, Steven Weinberger
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
"The U.S. continues to make remarkable advances in medical science and technology. However, financial incentives within the health care delivery system can hinder consistent, affordable patient...
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Video | March 5, 2012
An Aspen Institute event to mark the release of “Reinventing Health Care: The Barriers to Innovation,” the first report from Aspen’s newest initiative, the Health Innovation Project. Download the...
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