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Make America Healthy Again

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This subject has received an incredible amount of press over the past year, making it meet GNG in my opinion. Since coverage continues as RFK jr is part of the Trump administration, there is not a natural redirect anymore. I will expand it further over the coming days. Thriley (talk) 20:25, 2 March 2025 (UTC)


Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) is a slogan and American political movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., focusing on his role as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the second Trump administration. The MAHA movement is centered around Kennedy's wellness, health, and political motives, which include reducing the prevalence of chronic illnesses, advocating for healthier lifestyle choices, and ameliorating corruption in the food and pharmaceutical industries.[1][2]

The slogan and movement were popularized after the suspension of Kennedy's independent presidential campaign in August 2024, and his endorsement of then-Republican nominee Donald Trump. The phrase "make America healthy again" is derived from Trump's political slogan, Make America Great Again.

The movement has been criticized by some public health officials because of Kennedy's history of spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation related to public health and vaccines.[3][4] During his confirmation hearing in January 2025, Kennedy repeatedly rejected being anti-vaccine, acknowledged the importance immunizations play in public health, and promised not to remove any vaccines from the market.[5][6]

Background

Kennedy shaking hands with Trump after endorsing him in August 2024.

Kennedy, an environmental lawyer,[7] launched his campaign for the 2024 United States presidential election on April 19, 2023.[8] He initially ran as a Democrat, but announced on October 9, 2023, that he would run as an independent candidate.[9] The campaign generated a substantial amount of support from independents and youth as well as from Republican Party donors and allies of Trump who believed he would serve as a spoiler for then-candidate President Joe Biden.[10][11] A November 2023 survey by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute indicated that, among Kennedy, Biden, and Trump, that Kennedy would win 22 percent of the vote if the election were held then.[10]

While initially successful, the campaign floundered as election season progressed, mainly due to financial constraints and declining support.[12] On August 23, 2024, Kennedy announced the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of Trump's campaign, appearing at a Trump rally later that day.[13][14] Kennedy used the slogan at the rally, marking the beginning of his alliance with Trump.[15]

Don't you want a safe environment for your children? Don't you want to know that the food that you're feeding them is not filled with chemicals that are going to give them cancer and chronic disease? And don't you want a president who is going to make America healthy again?

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at Trump's rally on August 23, 2024[16][3]

After Trump's victory, Kennedy was nominated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy was sworn in on the same day his nomination was confirmed by the Senate, on February 13, 2025.[17][18]

Proposals

The policy initiatives of Make America Healthy Again are often described as being politically diverse. While many of the movement's proposals align with the Republican Party, it also includes some elements of ideas that are popular on the progressive left, such as the regulation of large corporations.[19]

Chronic illnesses

Kennedy strives to end the increase of chronic conditions, which he commonly refers to as the "chronic disease epidemic."[20] In the United States, chronic conditions have been steadily increasing in prevalence. Studies have shown that chronic illnesses have contributed to at least two-thirds of all deaths in America for those under 75 years of age.[21][22] Furthermore, approximately 40 percent of American children have chronic conditions, a number that has rapidly increased in recent years.[23][24]

Water fluoridation

Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to public water supplies to reduce tooth decay. The public health practice has been shown to reduce cavities in children, and has been praised by dentists and public health experts.[25][26][27] However, recent systematic reviews, including a September 2024 court case,[28] suggest an association between higher fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children, with some evidence indicating associations below current guidelines.[29][30][31] These findings remain debated among experts and public health organizations.[32][33][34][35]

Kennedy has expressed opposition to water fluoridation and has stated concerns about the potential risks of the public health practice, referring to fluoride in water as "industrial waste".[36] He has supported the idea of the federal government advising against water fluoridation.[37][38]

A large majority of dental experts and medical institutions, including the American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disagree with Kennedy's views on water fluoridation, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest public health achievements during the 20th century.[39][40][41]

Vaccines

Kennedy is often seen as a prominent voice in the anti-vaccine movement, but he has said that he is not against vaccines but wants them to be more thoroughly tested and investigated.[42][43]

Food

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Reception

A survey conducted in January 2025 by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that 30 percent of Americans supported Kennedy's health agenda compared to 42 percent who disapproved, with support among conservatives significantly higher.[52][53] Despite the coalition's alignment with conservatives, it has received some level of support outside of the Republican party. Popular proposals of the movement, such as the increased regulation of food and pharmaceutical companies, have received widespread bipartisan support and were praised by Democratic Colorado governor Jared Polis and Independent Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, despite both Polis and Sanders objecting to Kennedy's views on vaccines.[54][55][56] Despite the movement's bipartisan appeal, the popularity of proposed policies relating to unpasteurized milk, water fluoridation, and vaccines are less popular, with Democrats overwhelmingly opposing them.

Make America Healthy Again has received criticism from the medical community and news outlets, claiming that the movement mixes the promotion of healthy living with public health conspiracy theories, citing the movement's close ties to the anti-vaccine community.[3][57][58] In the lead up to Kennedy's cabinet nomination, a signature asking senators to reject his nomination received over 17,000 signatures from doctors and physicians, expressing disapproval of the MAHA agenda.[59]

The movement was described by Vanity Fair as being "the 'healthy' arm of the Trump apparatus".[60] Many media outlets have compared it to Let's Move!, a public health campaign initiated by former first lady Michele Obama in 2010, despite the program's disapproval among Republicans.[61][62]

References

  1. ↑ Payne, Daniel; Schumaker, Erin; Paun, Carmen; Reader, Ruth (2024-11-06). "It's a MAHA world now". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ↑ Zhang, Rachel Cohrs (2025-01-20). "Trump finally finds a populist health care message in Kennedy's MAHA". STAT. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "What Is MAHA? How wellness culture with legitimate concerns (and some conspiratorial beliefs) became a movement poised to take Washington". Intelligencer. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  4. ↑ Bennett, Brian (2025-01-28). "RFK Jr. Hearings Could Be Banner Moment For Anti-Vax Movement". TIME. Archived from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  5. ↑ "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejects 'anti-vaccine' label at confirmation hearing, but Democrats push back". The Economic Times. AP. 2025-01-29. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  6. ↑ Seitz, Amanda (2025-01-29). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejects 'anti-vaccine' label at confirmation hearing, but Democrats push back". The Independent. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  7. ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (2023-04-17). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  8. ↑ "Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign". C-SPAN.org. Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  9. ↑ Gibson, Brittany; Zhang, Andrew (2023-10-09). "RFK Jr. announces he will run as an independent candidate". Politico. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race | Quinnipiac University Poll". Quinnipiac University. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  11. ↑ "Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden's Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates - The New York Times". The New York Times. 2024-04-10. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  12. ↑ Fowler, Stephen. "The latest on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s struggling presidential campaign". NPR. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
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  21. ↑ Raghupathi, Wullianallur; Raghupathi, Viju (2018-03-01). "An Empirical Study of Chronic Diseases in the United States: A Visual Analytics Approach to Public Health". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15 (3): 431. doi:10.3390/ijerph15030431. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 5876976. PMID 29494555.
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  31. ↑ Grandjean, Philippe; Meddis, Alessandra; Nielsen, Flemming; Beck, Iben H; Bilenberg, Niels; Goodman, Carly V; Hu, Howard; Till, Christine; Budtz-Jørgensen, Esben (2024-02-01). "Dose dependence of prenatal fluoride exposure associations with cognitive performance at school age in three prospective studies". European Journal of Public Health. 34 (1): 143–149. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckad170. ISSN 1464-360X. PMC 10843960 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 37798092 Check |pmid= value (help).
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  51. ↑ https://undark.org/2025/02/13/maha-transform-animal-agriculture/
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