The Fund supports networks of state health policy decision makers to help identify, inspire, and inform policy leaders.
A bipartisan group of state health policymakers from both the executive and legislative branches who are focused on improving population health.
Networks of state officials, advocates, and others aiming to invest in and transform primary care.
A program dedicated to advancing state-based efforts to make health care more affordable for residents, employers, and states.
The Milbank Memorial Fund supports two state leadership programs for legislative and executive branch state government officials committed to improving population health.
A leadership development program for early and mid-career state government officials who are committed to improving the health of all people in their communities.
A leadership program for senior state government officials who are committed to improving population health.
The Fund focuses on creating an affordable health care system built on strong primary care and partnerships that improve health outcomes for all.
Improving state leaders’ ability to enact and implement evidence-based health policies.
Advancing policies that create a more prevention- and primary care-oriented health system.
Improving population health through policies that contain health care cost growth.
Our state health policy resources offer relevant data analysis and best practices.
The Fund publishes reports, issues briefs, and case studies on state health policy issues.
Short takes on health policy issues from Milbank staff and guest authors.
Insights from Milbank President Debra Lubar on state health policymaking.
Reported articles and Q&As on timely health policy issues, as well as foundation updates.
Milbank Memorial Fund and Milbank Quarterly webinars featuring state health policymakers and researchers.
Updates and expert contact information for reporters.
The Milbank Memorial Fund is a private foundation that works to improve population health and health equity.
André Nogueira, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, where he holds an affiliation with the Center for Equity in Aging and co-leads Neighborhood Nursing as the Director for Systems Design and Research. He is also a Junior Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship Faculty at the Knowledge to Action and the Business of Health (KABOH) Cluster and affiliated the SNF Agora Institute, the Gupta-Klinsky India Institute, and the Hopkins Business of Health Initiative at Johns Hopkins University.
Through his work, André intersects design knowledge with other disciplines to drive systems-level transformations. His solution-oriented research explores how design frameworks and methods can help improve the well-being of people and the ecosystems within which they live. He currently leads projects and publishes on two complementary paths: field-focused, advancing design knowledge; and project-focused, exploring complex application areas related to improving well-being.
André has a master’s in geography and cities from Escola da Cidade and an MSc in contemporary urban planning and a bachelor’s in architecture and urban design from the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, where he helped conceptualize and manage the Public Policy Lab. André also holds an affiliation with the Brown University School of Public Health as an adjunct investigator and is the founder and advisor of Leap, an leadership capacity-building organization.
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