"Elizabeth Jacobs, a retired epidemiologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, put this brouhaha over Kennedy’s choices in perspective saying, 'Why are we talking about dyes in Froot Loops or cane sugar in Coca Cola while the #TrumpAdministration is cutting #SNAP benefits, and 13 million children don't know where their next meal is coming from?'"
With the public release of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA Strategy” delayed and because his May 2025 “Make America Healthy Again” report fundamentally mischaracterized or ignored key issues in U.S. public health, Defend Public Health today released an alternative to Kennedy’s distorted and unreliable approach.
With the public release of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA Strategy” delayed and because his May 2025 “Make America Healthy Again” report fundamentally mischaracterized or ignored key issues in U.S. public health, Defend Public Health today released an alternative to Kennedy’s distorted and unreliable approach.
As an alternative to HHS Sec. Kennedy's flawed, dishonest "MAHA Report," Defend Public Health offers some key policies to truly improve Americans’ health. While certainly not exhaustive, our report outlines evidence-based approaches we believe would make a real difference. We pay close attention to social determinants of health -- economic and social factors often related to poverty and discrimination -- that play a huge role.
Defend Public Health
Bruce Mirken
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD