KFF October 15, 2025
Audrey Kearney, Isabelle Valdes, Alex Montero, Liz Hamel, Ashley Kirzinger

Findings

At the start of his second term, President Donald Trump established the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to examine the rise in chronic childhood conditions and develop federal strategies to address them. Recent MAHA Commission reports have covered issues including diet and exercise, the dangers of social media and excessive screen time, the impact of highly-processed foods, and use of prescription medications and vaccines. Findings from the KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents shed light on the issues that parents see as top concerns for their children’s wellbeing and the attitudes and behaviors of parents who identify with the MAHA movement.

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Topics: Govt Agencies, HHS, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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