Healthier Policy for a Healthier Society with Melissa Maitin-Shepard
From The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast by The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast
November 3, 2025 · 47 min · Episode 33
About this episode
The episode features a conversation with public health policy consultant Melissa Maitin-Shepard about creating health-promoting policies.
Welcome back to The Marian Flaxman Network Podcast. On today's episode, a conversation with public health policy consultant, Melissa Maitin-Shepard. Melissa has worked in the health, public health, and nutrition policy space for nearly two decades, first joining large organizations to support their work, and now working as an independent consultant. Through her firm, MMS Health Strategies, Melissa builds impactful teams, supports complex projects with many stakeholders, and works to create health-promoting policies that aim to make the healthier choice the easier choice. To learn more about Melissa and her work, or to connect with her, find her on LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmaitinshepard/ For more information on Melissa's work with the GW Global Food Institute- https://globalfoodinstitute.gwu.edu/melissa-maitin-shepard Email Melissa- mmshealthstrategies@gmail.com Connect with Marian on Linked In- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marian-flaxman/ Learn more about our sponsor- www.informedsolutionsconsulting.com Learn more about Marian- www.marianflaxman.com
People in this episode
Host: Marian Flaxman
Guest: Melissa Maitin-Shepard
Topics covered
- public health policy
- nutrition policy
- health promotion
- consulting
- stakeholder engagement
Keywords
- health policy
- nutrition
- consultant
- public health
- health strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MMS Health Strategies, GW Global Food Institute
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