RFK Jr. outlines strategy for combating kids' chronic diseases

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM PDT

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again Commission outlined its strategy this week to target chronic diseases among kids.

Host Scott Tong digs into the specifics with Susan Mayne, an epidemiologist at Yale University School of Public Health and former Food and Drug Administration official.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Sponsor Message

Related Content

Cover of Desert Companion magazine featuring a Black female healthcare worker with natural curly hair wearing a white medical coat, stethoscope, and blue surgical mask. She has her arms crossed and is looking directly at the camera.

The Health Issue

How is Las Vegas' healthcare system really doing, and what does it mean for you and your family? Desert Companion's Health Issue takes a deep dive into these questions and explores how heart-centered business leaders prove that doing good benefits the bottom line.