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Candace Webb

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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.

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    “If we want kids, moms, and communities to thrive in Texas, then we need to help local moms stay healthy.”             — Adriana Kohler, Senior Health Policy Associate, Texans Care for Children A new report, Healthy Moms Raising Healthy Babies: Central Texas and Statewide Challenges and Opportunities to Support Maternal…

  • National Academies Report Charts Pathway to Better Health Coverage for Adolescents

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  • How Medicaid and CHIP Can Support Student Success through Schools

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  • Help Shape Child and Adolescent Health Priorities by Submitting Comments on Healthy People 2030

    Planning is now underway for Healthy People 2030 and advocates have an opportunity to help shape child and adolescent health priorities for the next decade. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030 until 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 17, 2019.…