Employers and Public Health Priorities
The Public Health team at the Milken Institute has been working with employers as key partners in addressing public health issues since 2017. The workplace is a community in and of itself that can contribute meaningfully to a healthier ecosystem. Employers have a critical role to play in advancing whole-person health by taking a stand for specific action, helping raise awareness among their employees, and taking steps to advance the health of the communities in which they operate.
Employers and Public Health Priorities
Highlights
The Evolution of Employers’ Role in Public Health
On the Public Health team at the Milken Institute, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate with organizations across nonprofits, industry, academia, and government. Our work with employers is one component of our larger...Read ArticleImage
Sabrina Spitaletta
Senior Director, Public HealthSabrina Spitaletta is a senior director on the public health team at Milken Institute Health. Spitaletta oversees operations for the mental health, prevention and chronic disease, and health equity programs. She leads the work focused on the role of employers in prioritizing whole-person health and develops stakeholder collaborations across sectors.
Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers
As a country, we face an urgent need to develop and implement public health and health-care strategies that recognize obesity as a chronic disease, address disparities in multifaceted care, focus on person-centered solutions, and eliminate...Read Report
Employer Investments in Digital, Whole-Person Health for Substance Use Disorders
Employers seek to support their employees while normalizing a whole-person approach to substance use disorders (SUD). The response to addiction and the opioid crisis requires a whole-of-society approach, including employers of all sizes...Read Report
Racial Equity and Mental Health in the Workplace: Actions to Drive Systems Change
Nationwide protests in the summer of 2020 sparked many of the largest US corporations to pledge more than $200 billion to advance racial equity and confront the nation’s history of systemic racism. Nonprofits, government agencies, and...Read Report
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Final Recap: Leidos CEO Pledge Collaborative Action Group
In 2021, Leidos and the Milken Institute Center for Public Health (CPH) created a partnership to address two significant crises in our country: the growing addiction epidemic and the mental health crisis that has deepened since the global...Read Report
Employer Action Exchange
The Employer Action Exchange provides a trusted platform and includes expert guidance, briefings, and networking to advance customized, tangible actions on whole-person health priorities. It offers a cultivated experience for employers representing diverse sectors and industries to exchange knowledge on business priorities that intersect with human capital strategies and performance optimization.
Session Summaries
An Evolving Workplace for Next-Gen Employees
Employers at the Intersection of Public Health and Public Safety
