RFK Jr. and MAHA Make It Harder for Kids to Eat Healthy in School

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is co-published by Rolling Stone with permission. The rise of Make America Healthy Again arrived with big promises for kids: an end to chronic disease, a focus on nutrition and healthier school meals. For school food professionals and public health advocates, it seemed like an unexpected win that […]

RFK Jr. and MAHA Commission Release Strategy to Make Children Healthy Again

On Tuesday, September 9, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released a long-awaited strategy outlining 120 initiatives to make children healthy again. At a press conference, the commission released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy aiming to “reverse the failed policies that fueled America’s childhood chronic disease epidemic.” President Trump established the MAHA Commission […]

Keeping track of Kennedy’s MAHA goals and promises

This tracker was updated on Feb. 13, 2026 with newly announced federal addiction initiatives, plans for the implementation of dietary guidelines, and regulation-tightening on food additives. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. created a movement by pointing out what he saw as America’s broken approach to health. “Make America Healthy Again” earned him […]

RFK Jr.’s MAHA report proposes over 100 ideas for children’s health : Shots

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a strategy report of the Make America Healthy Again Commission intended to tackle childhood chronic disease. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Trump administration released a report Tuesday outlining a broad strategy to improve children’s health. It calls for […]

RFK Jr. unveils initiatives to promote children’s health

Sept. 9 (UPI) — Health and Human Services Director Robert Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday proposed 120 initiatives to reverse federal policies that he says cause chronic childhood diseases. The initiatives are spread among five key strategic areas that involve science, executive action, governmental reforms, public awareness and collaboration with the private sector. “The Trump administration […]

Kennedy wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases

A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions at the agency are “unlike anything our country has ever experienced,” he pushed back in a Wall Street Journal editorial. The CDC “was once the world’s most trusted guardian of public health,” […]