Work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Pennsylvania State University, and the Aspen Institute
For decades, education has been thought of as a purely academic exercise—that if we give students new information and repeat it enough times, they’ll learn and be set up for success in the future. But in recent years, … Continue reading Building Support for a New Approach to Education→
Work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Sesame Street in Communities and Johns Hopkins University
Challenge Millions of children in the United States—nearly half of all children in fact—face some sort of traumatic experience when they’re young. This can include things like the death of a parent or guardian, living with someone who struggles with … Continue reading Bringing Childhood Trauma Front and Center→
Obesity is one of the biggest threats to our nation’s health, healthcare system, economy and future. A third of children are overweight or obese, and research suggests this may be the first generation of Americans to live shorter, … Continue reading Igniting a Movement to Reverse Childhood Obesity→
Nearly 50 million Americans live in areas with too few dentists, and as a result, they can’t get needed dental care. Without more mid-level dental providers who can extend the reach of the dentist and deliver care to communities … Continue reading Striving to End the Oral Health Care Crisis→
Malaria kills nearly 500,000 people every year. In order to control and eventually eradicate this disease once and for all, vaccines will be needed in the world’s arsenal of malaria weapons. While we are closer than ever before … Continue reading Advocating for Malaria Control and Eradication→
Doctors often refer to people who have never been infected with a malaria parasite as “malaria naive.” That also would be an apt term for the world in general in 2001 when Burness began our partnership with the … Continue reading Defeating One of Humanity’s Oldest Killers→
Work with the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Challenge The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and other professionals whose mission is to promote global health through prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that … Continue reading Advancing Global Health Through Scientific Research→
Work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
People across the United States are beginning to realize that there’s a lot more to health than what happens in the doctor’s office. Where we live, learn, work and play makes a real difference, too. But can that … Continue reading Working Toward a Healthier America, County by County→
One in six Americans now lives in poverty—the highest level in half a century. Poverty has spread beyond cities to suburbs and rural communities and is being transferred from one generation to the next. Despite this, there is … Continue reading Investing in Communities, Transforming Lives→
