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Reducing the Health Harms Of Incarceration: Five Big Ideas From the Aspen Health Strategy Group
Aspen Health Strategy Group Aspen Health Strategy Group cochair Bill Frist calls for more attention to the poor health of the incarcerated population and the widespread harm it causes in an op-ed published [read more]
A ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Needn’t Shoot It
AFFIRM at the Aspen Institute Chris Barsotti, program director of AFFIRM at the Aspen Institute, describes his experiences as an emergency physician and gunowner in this Wall Street Journal op-ed and calls for a public [read more]
White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis
Aspen Health Strategy Group The Aspen Health Strategy Group’s report, Reversing the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis, is highlighted in the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. Spearheaded by Vice President Kamala [read more]
Budgeting for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Improving the Federal Scorekeeping Process
Health, Medicine & Society This report highlights consensus recommendations emerging from an HMS convening that brought together former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Office of Management and Budget leaders. Their conclusion: Structural changes [read more]
One Health / One Planet: A Special Magazine on Climate Change and Infectious Diseases
Science & Society One Health / One Planet is a digital collaboration between the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program, housed within HMS, and the science outlet Leaps.org. Published in May 2022, the magazine offers [read more]
Reducing the Health Harms of Incarceration
Aspen Health Strategy Group This Aspen Health Strategy Group report offers five big ideas for tackling systemic issues at the intersection of incarceration and health. Action steps to reduce the harm: repeal the Medicaid [read more]
