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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar. Food and Drug Administration recently moved to regulate health apps that act as medical devices (e.g., We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations.

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Caring for the underserved: The National Health Service Corps

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In this month's Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar, we critically evaluated the accomplishments and limitations of the NHSC in improving access to care for the medically underserved. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Phillips, Jr.

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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

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At first glance, federal nutrition policy seemed to be an unusual topic for our Georgetown Health Policy Seminar for family physicians. As described in a recent JAMA Internal Medicine editorial , future doctors receive little formal instruction about healthy dietary habits. The USDA Food Pyramid, circa 1990. Phillips, Jr.