C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
āMultiple 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.
āPediatricians, myself included, are losing sleep at night ā worried about the health of the nationās children,ā said Dr Sue Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. āThe one that stands out to me is the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. There is no way to make our country healthier by eliminating expertise where it all starts, and it all starts at maternal and child health.āā
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Itās true ā Republicans donāt care about children once theyāre born.
āPediatricians, myself included, are losing sleep at night ā worried about the health of the nationās children,ā said Dr Sue Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. āThe one that stands out to me is the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. There is no way to make our country healthier by eliminating expertise where it all starts, and it all starts at maternal and child health.āā

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs
Alarm over āthe health of the nationās childrenā follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr
Itās true ā Republicans donāt care about children once theyāre born.