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  1. Milken Institute1h 1m

    Digital Media and Youth Mental Health | Global Conference 2024

    Jacob Ward, Kenneth Cole, Bill Ready, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Ashwin Vasan, Sherrie Westin

    Experts and tech leaders are calling for federal regulation to address the digital toxin threatening adolescent mental health, noting that current industry incentives favor engagement over safety while parents struggle to act as the sole bulwark against online harm. With significant data linking increased screen time to rising anxiety and depression, proposed solutions include the Kids Online Safety Act, California's Age-Appropriate Design Code, and voluntary industry pledges like Pinterest's safety-first model that prioritizes well-being metrics over engagement. Although business leaders acknowledge the necessity of a regulatory floor to align financial interests with public health, the consensus remains that structural safeguards must be established to protect the developing brains of children before self-regulation or bans alone can solve the crisis.

  2. Milken Institute1h 16m

    Closing Gaps in Health and Health Care | Future of Health Summit 2023

    Esther Krofah, AmirAli Talasaz, Susan Barlow, Meg Tirrell, Jaewon Ryu, Ashwin Vasan, Hubertus von Baumbach, Angela F. Williams, Ray Broughan, Bob Cramer, Diane Tai

    The 2023 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit convened sector leaders to address the U.S. life expectancy decline and widening inequities despite record spending of over $4.1 trillion annually. Key initiatives announced include the Aging Innovation Collaborative with $3 million in seed funding, New York City's "Healthy NYC" strategy targeting premature death, and a renewed focus on shifting from fee-for-service models to preventive care through public-private partnerships. Experts emphasized that closing the gap requires an industrial health policy to align regulatory updates, leverage AI for early detection, and rebuild community trust through equitable data sharing and resource integration.