President Trump just signed an executive order creating the Make America Healthy Again Commission, an initiative aimed at tackling America’s growing health crisis—starting with pediatric chronic diseases. The commission will spend the next 100 days investigating why childhood illnesses like asthma, diabetes, and obesity have surged. Within 180 days, they are expected to roll out a national strategy to reverse the trend.
And the shake-up isn’t stopping there. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., freshly confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, wasted no time making bold moves. His first major action? Cutting 10% of the CDC workforce—1,300 probationary employees gone overnight. The message is clear: business as usual at the CDC is over. The agency’s leadership was reportedly blindsided by the layoffs, which were announced in a Friday morning meeting with HHS.
This move signals a dramatic shift in federal health policy. The Trump administration is prioritizing action over bureaucracy, and with RFK Jr. now leading HHS, the health establishment is on notice.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-job-cuts-health-cdc-0d002fd6f528a7b91ced79628bf68196
https://www.blackenterprise.com/kennedy-to-chair-new-make-america-healthy-again-commission/
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-slashes-cdc-workforce-10-percent-sweeping-cuts-2031399
