Candace Webb

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Candace Webb

Candace Webb is a Senior State Health Policy Analyst at the Center for Children and Families (CCF). She comes to Georgetown University with a decade of experience in public health, most recently as the Western Services Branch Chief in the Division of State HIV/AIDS Programs at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Before holding various positions at HRSA, Candace also worked as the Outreach Manager for Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center.

Candace holds a BS in Health Science Education from the University of Florida and a Master of Public Health degree in Maternal and Child Health from the University of South Florida.

Latest From Candace

New Study Shows Benefits of Identifying and Enrolling Uninsured Young Children into Public Health Insurance Through School-Based Outreach

Despite gains in expanding health coverage to children over the past decade, we still have about 3.3. million uninsured children nationwide. And most of them, growing up in low-income and working-poor families, qualify for public insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). So, what can we do about this? Schools […]

Tackling Health Barriers to Learning – Does Your State Mandate Student Health Screenings?

The link between a student’s health status and learning has been well established in the literature. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, “healthy students are better learners” and “schools are the right place for a healthy start.” Maximizing the school experience and success of every American […]