Thursday, February 16, 2017
Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem
Early in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a patient with acute cardiovascular disease whose case helped drive home the point that good health starts well beyond the four walls of an examination room.
Dr. Graham, 42, is now putting that lesson into action as president of the Aetna Foundation. Last year the grant maker committed $1.5 million to communities across the country looking for ways to improve residents’ well-being by looking at social issues that have a significant impact on health, such as access to healthy food, threats to personal safety, discrimination, and employment...