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Hannah Green

is the State Health Policy Analyst for the Center for Children and Families at the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy.

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Hannah Green is a State Health Policy Analyst for the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Prior to this role, Hannah worked as CCF’s Communications Manager. Previously, she focused on children’s health issues with state and local non-profits such as Voices for Virginia’s Children and Blue Ridge CASA for Children. Hannah earned her Master’s in Public Policy and Master’s in Public Health from the University of Virginia.

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  • HHS Announces Changes to Recommended Vaccine Schedule for Children

    Vaccines and immunizations are safe, effective ways to prevent serious illness by teaching the body’s immune system to recognize and defend against harmful germs. For children and adolescents, vaccines are typically given according to the child and adolescent immunization schedule. The schedule shows which vaccines are recommended by age and offers guidance on intervals for…

  • School-Based Health Services Remain Critical to Keeping Kids Healthy in 2026: New Toolkit Offers a Guide

    In Partnership With: Medicaid covers essential student health services, including mental and behavioral health care. From funding school health staffing, direct services and screening programs, to covering assistive equipment and technology for students with disabilities, Medicaid helps to ensure students are able to learn and thrive. As readers of Say Ahhh! know, earlier this year,…

  • ACIP’s Hepatitis B Recommendation Threatens Future Vaccine Access Issues for Children and Families

    Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for two days to discuss, among other topics, the hepatitis B vaccine. Specifically, the committee heard presentations on and discussed the initial dose of the vaccine, typically given to babies within the first 24 hours of life, before…

  • What does the CDC’s Vaccine Panel have to do with Medicaid?

    Vaccine safety and changes happening at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been an ongoing topic of conversation throughout the past few months. As we have previously discussed here on Say Ahhh!, HHS has announced upcoming studies and potential changes to how vaccines are approved and recommended for different populations. Most notably,…

  • What is the Current Status of Vaccines in the US?

    As fall respiratory virus season ramps up, major changes to the vaccine policy landscape in the U.S. are coming. Some states, such as Florida, have announced an effort to end all vaccine requirements for children to attend school. Federally, changes promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have…