USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, Thursday for the first-ever “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) event—an initiative aimed at tackling childhood obesity and restoring nutritional sanity to America’s schools.
Backed by the Trump administration, the MAHA Commission is focused on cutting red tape, empowering states, and reintroducing time-tested dietary policies. Secretary Kennedy emphasized the importance of reversing decades of misguided food regulations that contributed to soaring childhood obesity and diabetes rates.
A major focus of the effort is the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, which would restore access to whole milk in school cafeterias—an option banned under previous administrations despite overwhelming support from parents, nutritionists, and the dairy industry. The proposal has gained traction on Capitol Hill, with the Senate Agriculture Committee recently holding a hearing on the matter.
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will also be released ahead of schedule, as the administration works to inject transparency and science-based recommendations into federal nutrition policy—something sorely needed after years of bureaucratic overreach.
“This is about giving kids real food, supporting family farms, and letting common sense—not federal mandates—guide our nutrition policies,” Secretary Rollins said.
The MAHA Commission, according to organizers, is committed to fostering healthier habits, state-led innovation, and less federal interference—all while ensuring children across America have the resources they need to grow up strong, healthy, and free.
Key figures in the MAHA effort include Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as Surgeon General, Dr. Marty Makary as FDA director, Dr. Dave Weldon as CDC director, Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The team plans to challenge entrenched interests and outdated policies in healthcare and public health.
Dr. Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, has criticized what he calls the “weaponization of medical research” and the lack of honesty from public health officials during the pandemic. Nesheiwat, a frontline doctor, has spoken out against ineffective mandates and questioned the addition of COVID-19 vaccines to the childhood immunization schedule.
RFK Jr., a staunch advocate for health freedom and founder of Children’s Health Defense, will bring his skepticism of Big Pharma to the Department of Health and Human Services. He has vowed to address harmful chemicals, pollutants, and food additives while advocating for individual choice in healthcare decisions.
