Dear Community,

Welcome to our quarterly newsletter, where we share our latest insights, collaborations, and perspectives shaping the future of health.   Read on – and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about our latest developments.   

New insights and research from MHI (selection) 

• Five principles for designing brain-powered organizations. Blog.
• The future of healthy living: A $16.4 trillion opportunity. Article.
• Built to thrive: The case for investing in Community Wellbeing. Report.
• Evidence over hype: New York’s path to a healthy longevity economy. Article.

Convening ecosystems, catalyzing impact (selection)

• In June, more than 70 C-suite leaders across 5 industries gathered in London for the Metabolic Health Business Building Summit, a first of its kind. Hosted by the McKinsey Health Institute and Stanford University School of Medicine, attendees united around a shared ambition to unlock the health and economic opportunity a metabolic health revolution presents – and help people live healthier, better lives globally. Get the roundup.
• MHI spoke with Michelle Williams, a leading voice in epidemiology and public health, on the view of the health of a population not as charity but as infrastructure upon which thriving communities are built, essentially, why public health is public wealth. Interview.
• As AI continues to reshape jobs and industries, MHI hosted an interactive webinar on how leaders can strengthen brain capital (inclusive of brain health and brain skills) to help people flourish. Watch the session here and listen to the podcast here.
• Alongside the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York City, MHI joined leaders across the public, private and social sectors to drive momentum toward greater community wellbeing globally, further unlocking mental health investment and brain capital, closing the women’s health gap, and elevating the economic case for governments to prioritize a cross-sector approach to healthy living. Get the roundup.

MHI in the media (3 stories shaping health)

• Opinion: Can Psychiatry Lead in Building Brain Capital? Why Mental Health Matters for Policy, Economy, and Society – Cheryl Healy and coauthors in Psychiatric Times
• News story: The Exec's Guide to Longevity Tech - Lars Hartenstein in Vogue Business
• Opinion: McKinsey senior partners: America’s growth strategy demands a health reset - Pooja Kumar and Eric Kutcher in Fortune

What’s next

In the coming months, MHI will keep up momentum by publishing and amplifying practical ways to close the women’s health gap – with national-level insights released in Switzerland and Germany – and how to prioritize prevention in Latin America to the benefit of health and economies.

MHI will present at the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, sharing insights and case studies on how governments have adopted a whole-of-public-sector approach to healthy living.

MHI will share insights on how scaling proven, cost-effective health interventions could substantially reduce the global burden of disease at the World Health Summit in Berlin in October and convene thought leaders and industry executives on the topic of brain capital in the workplace, discussing the five principles for brain-powered organizations as a response to global workforce disruptions related to AI adoption at the Global Peter Drucker Forum in November, among many other convening moments.

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