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Reimagining American Health: Culture, Systems, and the Future of Care

June 18, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Pell Center

518 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 United States

What if the key to improving America’s health isn’t just medical—but cultural, ecological, and deeply human? Join an extraordinary group of thinkers and practitioners—Colin Woodard, Nico Pronk, Ross Arena, and Robin Blackstone—as they connect the dots between regional culture, public policy, and individual care to reimagine how health actually works in the United States. From uncovering how centuries-old cultural divides shape today’s outcomes, to mapping health as a complex adaptive system, to introducing a bold new “Trajectory Engineering” framework that could transform care at both the bedside and the population level—this conversation will challenge assumptions and offer a compelling vision for change. The ideas are ready. The question is: who will help build what comes next?

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