“It all begins with maternal and child health.” So many critical programs just being destroyed. We need track outcomes to know how and where to intervene. We need support programs for vulnerable families. This is a wrecking ball to our national health and well-being.
Elizabeth Fischer PhD
Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs
The Guardian
Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr
Multiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, prompting alarm and disbelief among advocates working to make Americans healthier.
The fear and anxiety come as a full accounting of the cuts remains elusive. Federal health officials have released only broad descriptions of changes to be made, rather than a detailed accounting of the programs and departments being eviscerated. Continue reading...
