Health Opportunity: What the American Public Health Establishment Does Not See
In Chicago, nine miles separates a life expectancy of 90 from one of 60. I believe "Health Opportunity" is the name for everything that was built between them.
Akili Hinson is an award-winning physician, entrepreneur, and author on a mission to fix what's broken in American healthcare.
Five years from now, I believe the most impactful healthcare companies will use artificial intelligence and intentional design to meet people where they are and craft a great experience for both patients and clinicians.
Inertia is the most powerful force in today's society. And just like in physics, any meaningful change is going to require an unbalanced external force.
American healthcare is not failing. It is functioning exactly as designed. Two separate and unequal systems exist, and the distance between them is measured in dreams deferred and years of life lost.
Forthcoming
Overlooked
A Memoir on Heritage, Medicine, and the Meaning of Loss
A sweeping memoir that weaves together Akili Hinson's personal journey through medicine, family, and the loss of two brothers. Overlooked explores what it means to be seen — and to see — in a world that too often looks past the people who need it most.
Writing
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From enslaved herbalists to granny women, we've always carried health knowledge in our traditions. Healthcare's greatest failure is the certainty that these …
Family History "Noncontributory"
The most powerful predictor of your health is the story your family never told you.