Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
GPPR Junior Podcast Editor Jazlyn Gallego (MPM ’24) speaks with Michael Wallace, founder of Mint Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that serves the local homeless population. In this podcast, Wallace shares thoughts on public health policy solutions through his experience creating health clinics for the homeless in Washington, D.C. Check out more podcasts […]
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. […]