Ginny Ehrlich

Children's Health: Back-to-School

Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Ginny Ehrlich joins the show to provide us with 3 questions we must ask our child's doctor when taking them to their back-to-school physicals.

Ginny Ehrlich currently serves as the Executive Director for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation overseeing a staff of more than 85, and a $39 million budget. During her three-year tenure at the Alliance, she has developed the organization’s strategic plan, built its infrastructure, and established its policy and operations system. Prior to joining the Alliance Ginny founded Oregon’s Healthy Kids Learn Better Partnership (HKLB Partnership), a public-private partnership comprised of four state agencies, state and local education policy makers, and over forty non-governmental organizations that now work together to address the physical, social and emotional health needs of Oregon students. In total, Ms. Ehrlich has spent 18 years as a public health and education professional in a number of capacities ranging from the classroom to national levels. Ginny holds Masters Degrees in both Public Health and in Special Education. She is a doctoral candidate in Educational Policy & Leadership at the University of Oregon. In her spare time, she enjoys running, tennis and hiking.

Dr. Derrick DeSilva

8 / 23 / 2010