03:30 pm
Sun Mar 10

Getting a Good Return on Our Health Investments (OFFICIAL)

JW Marriott Austin
110 E 2nd Street, Austin, TX, 78701
0.61km W

This is an official event. More info on badges, wristbands & priority access.

JW Marriott

Salon FG

18+

110 E 2nd St.

Speakers

Erin Hagan

Evidence for Action

Joanna Lombard

University of Miami

Jennifer Otten

University of Washington

Atheendar Venkataramani

University of Pennsylvania

If your financial portfolio continually yielded negative returns, you’d probably re-evaluate your options. This is what’s happening in our health system, but we’ve yet to change our approach. Spending more of the U.S.’s GDP on health care than any other country has not returned longer life expectancies or lower incidences of disease. We can upend this dynamic by investing in the circumstances at the root of many of society’s chronic health issues – lack of opportunities for meaningful employment, access to vibrant neighborhoods, food security, stable housing, high-quality education.

A panel of experts evaluating interventions designed to improve these conditions will discuss how we can apply what they’re learning to change the paradigm about what we expect from our investments in health.

Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Interactive Badge

Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Film Badge

Format: Panel

Event Type: Session

Track: Health & MedTech presented by Kaiser Permanente

Level: Advanced