Building upon Ambassador Andrew Young’s recognition of the importance of child policy and increasing evidence that a child’s educational attainment is the single largest determinant of later life health, the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) approaches child health and well-being from a systems perspective that addresses “the whole child.”

The center aims to improve child outcomes and child and family policies through applied policy analysis, research, and provision of technical assistance. GHPC is actively engaged in programs in the areas of school health; childhood obesity, nutrition, and physical activity; child care and early learning program quality standards; children’s behavioral health; and children’s insurance coverage.

Maternal Health & Child Well-Being Fact Sheet