---
"title": "A Healthy America"
"description": "Susannah Fox spoke at \"A Healthy America\" at the Institute of Medicine."
"date": "2013-09-16"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Susannah Fox"
    "job_title": "Former Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/susannah-fox/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2013/09/16/a-healthy-america/"
"categories":
  - "Health Policy"
  - "Healthcare Online"
  - "Medicine & Health"
---

# A Healthy America

[*A Healthy America* ](http://www.publicgoodprojects.org/gih/A_Healthy_America.html)brings together the unrivaled expertise of the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences and the world’s most respected independent voice on matters of health, with [The Public Good Projects](http://www.publicgoodprojects.org/), a new non-profit founded by former HBO executive John Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman is the executive producer of the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning HBO public health campaigns [*Addiction*](http://www.hbo.com/addiction), [*The Alzheimer’s Project*](http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers), and [*The Weight of the Nation*](http://www.hbo.com/theweightofthenation).

Among those speaking about *A Healthy America* will be:

- **Harvey Fineberg**, President, Institute of Medicine 
- **Faith Mitchell**, President and CEO, Grantmakers In Health 
- **John Hoffman**, Founder and CEO, The Public Good Projects 
- **Caya Lewis**, Counselor to Secretary Sebelius for Science and Public Health, US Department of Health and Human Services 
- **Tony Iton**, Senior Vice President of Healthy Communities, The California Endowment 
- **Gayle Ober**, Executive Director, The George Family Foundation 
- **Susannah Fox**, Associate Director, Digital Strategy, Pew Research Center

A [summary ](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Commentary/2013/September/A-Healthy-America.aspx)of Susannah’s remarks is now online.