Ingrid Stegemoeller

Ingrid is a former graduate of Georgetown University and is now Communications Director for Representative Rick Larsen in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Active in Elementary School: Do State Physical Education Laws Affect Students’ Classroom Performance?

Childhood obesity in the United States is a growing concern for policymakers, teachers, public health officials, and parents. Over the past decade, approximately 17 percent of children and adolescents in the US—or 12.7 million individuals—were categorized as obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is about triple the rate in 1980. […]