Aspen Ideas Health

Fresh Takes: Food is Medicine

Did you know that the U.S. spends around $1.1 trillion per year to treat diet-related diseases? New initiatives aim to prioritize nutrition in health care to improve health outcomes and reduce costs.

November 10, 2025

Investing for Impact: Health Philanthropy Today

Philanthropies are pivotal players in the health ecosystem. During Aspen Ideas: Health, philanthropic leaders discussed how they are reassessing their roles and deploying resources to maximize impact, as government investment in health care and public health shifts.

October 8, 2025

The Case for Compassion

61% of Americans feel compassion has declined in the U.S., but there is hope. During Aspen Ideas: Health 2025, experts explained why compassion is critical to our individual and collective well-being and how we can cultivate it with intentionality and practice.

September 11, 2025

Meet 7 Women Leading the Way to a Brighter Climate Future

Women are crucial to the climate movement, but their voices are often underrepresented and their work goes under-supported.

July 11, 2024

Join the Conversation at Aspen Ideas: Health 2023!

From June 21-24, 2023, Aspen Ideas: Health will open the Aspen Ideas Festival for the 10th year! Join visionary thinkers and doers to explore bold approaches to better health for all.

January 18, 2023

Reproductive Healthcare: An Intersectional Component of Healthy Rural Communities

Aspen CSG Fellow, Marjory Givens, highlights evidence-informed solutions to advance health equity in rural communities — in light of the SCOTUS’ reversal of Roe v. Wade.

July 7, 2022

Our Health Workers Are Still in Crisis. Something Must Change.

Moral injury is a common thread across the threats to the well-being of health workers.

June 22, 2022
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Meet the Doctor Helping Patients Solve Their Medical Mysteries

Lisa Sanders will speak this week at Aspen Ideas: Health.

June 22, 2022
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There’s a Public Health Solution Just Down the Block

Up to 14 million Americans are at risk of losing their health insurance—the solution could be close by.

June 21, 2022
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How the Courts Are Shaping Health Care as We Know It

Katie Keith will take the stage this week at Aspen Ideas: Health.

June 21, 2022
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