Ruth Katz is director of Aspen Ideas Health, a vice president of the Aspen Institute, and executive director of its Health, Medicine & Society Program, which brings together groups of thought leaders, decision-makers, and the informed public to consider US health challenges and identify solutions. Previously, she was the Walter G. Ross Professor of Health Policy at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, where she served as dean from 2003 to 2009. From 1997 to 2003, Katz was associate dean for administration at Yale University School of Medicine. She also served as chief public health counsel to the US House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on the Affordable Care Act.
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Global HealthA vaccine alone won’t stop the Zika virusRuth J. Katz, Director of the Health, Medicine and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, explains why countries across the world are vulnerable to Zika virus - and how coalition-building is key in protecting against global health threats.BY Ruth J. Katz
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03.03.2016
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Health CareHow Lessons from the Past Can Help Us Beat EbolaWhile the CDC director said Ebola could be the world's next AIDS, leadership and swift action can beat this outbreak, provided we're able to learn from the mistakes of the past. The missing ingredients are human compassion and improving the systems that will stop this outbreak and keep future outbreaks from happening.BY Ruth J. Katz
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10.15.2014