Public Health

Central America Leadership Initiative Fellows came together for the first time to create #TODOPANAMA: a civic movement to stop the spread of COVID in Panama.

Featuring Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University and former Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI), in conversation with Amna Nawaz, senior national correspondent and primary substitute anchor for PBS NewsHour.

Join the Aspen Institute and the USC Schaeffer Center for a discussion that paves the way for a new approach to health technology assessment in the U.S.

Food justice sits at the intersection of health, economics, the environment, geography, and race. During Aspen Ideas: Health 2021, Chef Bryant Terry shared his vision for a truly sustainable food system that would help make healthy and culturally appropriate food choices accessible and affordable to all, in conversation with Joe Yonan of The Washington Post.

This virtual event will convene leading scientific and medical experts to discuss the most pressing questions around COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens.

Expert panelists will reflect on what it will take to transform the vaccine R&D ecosystem and how stakeholders at all levels can help support those efforts.

In this episode, Ruth Katz hosts addiction medicine specialist Dr. Kelly Clark and community paramedic Daniel Sledge to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the response to the opioid epidemic and treatment for individuals with substance use disorders in the United States.

A growing body of research is showing how the power of music and the other arts can be harnessed to better understand the brain and improve health.

In June 2020, the Aspen Health Strategy Group met virtually to explore the topic of U.S. maternal mortality. We are pleased to present the final report from our work, based upon the group’s rich discussion.