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The Mind-Body Connection and Mental Health: A Public Health Response

Mental health is often treated as something that lives only in the brain. But that framing is too small. In a recent episode of The Secretary Kennedy Podcast, Dr. Ellen Vora discussed the “mind-body connection,” arguing that anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges are shaped by sleep, nutrition, inflammation, blood sugar, social connection, technology, […]

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News

HHS Grant Terminations: What Types of Programs Are Being Cut—and Why It Matters

Update: 9:47 pm It looks like the SAMHSA grants were restored. Such a terrible whiplash of a day. I said in another post that working with the feds on health is like dating a gross parody of a person with borderline personality disorder. https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/delauro-statement-hhs-reinstating-billions-addiction-and-mental-health-grants We obtained a copy of internal records detailing terminated U.S. Department […]

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Commentary

Resilience or Ruin? The Future of U.S. Public Health — Coming Soon

America’s public health system is standing at a crossroads. Over the past several years, the foundations that protect our communities—disease prevention, outbreak response, and population surveillance—have been weakened by political interference, funding cuts, and leadership instability. Resilience or Ruin? The Future of U.S. Public Health, a forthcoming report from This Week in Public Health, reveals […]

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Funding

Can America’s Public Health System Survive the Next 3.5 Years?

Recent leadership upheavals, budget cuts, and shrinking programs are reshaping the nation’s approach to preparing for health crises and managing chronic diseases. The next few years will depend heavily on politics, funding, and the balance between federal and state roles. The Current Trajectory (2025–2027) 1. A smaller, more politicized federal center. The removal of CDC […]

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News

Next Week in Public Health, July 25, 2025

Do you follow the HHS Facebook page? I do, mainly because I think I should. But, boy, it’s adopted the bizarre self-promotional tactics of the president. I’ve always been loath to jump into the comment sections on public Facebook posts — no good can come of it. Helpfully, I work under an HHS contract, so […]

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Policy

RFK’s promises

The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), marking a significant shift in the leadership of the nation’s largest health agency. Amid opposition from both sides of the aisle and deep concerns from the public health community, Kennedy secured his confirmation through key assurances made to […]

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Policy

RFK’s Nomination to HHS: What It Means for Public Health Professionals

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent ripples across the public health community. Kennedy, a prominent anti-vaccine activist and vocal critic of federal health agencies, is poised to oversee a $2 trillion agency that includes the CDC, FDA, and NIH, among […]

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