public health

Healthy Communities Fellows Op-Ed

The Aspen Global Innovators Group in partnership with the Aetna Foundation launched the first cohort of the Healthy Communities Fellowship in September 2018 to amplify the voices of community leaders addressing.

December 19, 2019

Combating “Maternal Health Mysticism” in Native American Communities

As a Navajo Nurse-Midwife, Nicolle L. Gonzales discusses Native American’s experiences around birth, motherhood, and all around reproductive choices.

October 17, 2019

2019 Black Maternal Health Caucus

Jennie Joseph’s testimony from the 2019 Black Maternal Health Caucus.

October 7, 2019

Driving New Ideas to Action to Address Social Determinants of Health: The 2019 Aspen Ideas Incubator

The Aspen Global Innovators Group is committed to stimulating conversations around social determinants of health by building an action-oriented ideas lab for decision-makers to work together on complex ideas.

August 14, 2019

Sabin Vaccine Institute and The Aspen Institute Release Report Calling for Bold, New, and Coordinated Commitments to Making Universal Influenza Vaccines a Reality

Report by cross-disciplinary team of global experts highlights urgent need for a vaccine that can protect the world against influenza; provides bold, actionable recommendations.

July 25, 2019

The Danger of Mistrust in Health Care

Richard Baron on the importance of patients’ ability to trust the medical establishment.

June 14, 2019
A nurse pushing a senior patient in down a hallway in a wheelchair.

Former US Health Secretaries Call for Big Ideas in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance

Each year the AHSG tackles one issue for a year long, in-depth study. This year’s topic is antimicrobial resistance. Do you have a big idea to tackle this issue?

April 26, 2019
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Meet the 2019 Class of PHRASES Fellows

These 15 public health leaders have demonstrated a commitment to developing cross-sector collaborations in their communities and a passion for improving the way public health communicates its value to decision-makers in other sectors.

April 17, 2019

Announcing the PHRASES Fellows Program

This unique fellowship is designed to help public health leaders effectively communicate the value of public health to potential partners in other sectors, such as housing, education, health systems, and business. Learn more and apply!

January 15, 2019

Video: A Collective Call for FDA Independence

In June 2016, six former Commissioners of the Food and Drug Administration convened at Aspen Ideas: Health (previously Spotlight Health) to talk about the challenges facing the FDA. From that stage, they publicly announced their consensus view that the FDA should be transformed into an independent federal agency.

December 3, 2018