Public Health Needs MAHA
IdeasPublic Health Needs MAHAThe field must swallow its pride and admit where the insurgent movement is right.By Craig SpencerIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Taylor Hill / Getty; Bogdan Nicolaescu / Getty.July 25, 2026, 7 AM ET ShareSave Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office, more than a year ago, I’ve been trying to understand the MAHA movement from the inside.
- ▪IdeasPublic Health Needs MAHAThe field must swallow its pride and admit where the insurgent movement is right.By Craig SpencerIllustration by The Atlantic.
- ▪Sources: Taylor Hill / Getty; Bogdan Nicolaescu / Getty.July 25, 2026, 7 AM ET ShareSave Since Robert F.
- ▪Kennedy Jr. took office, more than a year ago, I’ve been trying to understand the MAHA movement from the inside.
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IdeasPublic Health Needs MAHAThe field must swallow its pride and admit where the insurgent movement is right.By Craig SpencerIllustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Taylor Hill / Getty; Bogdan Nicolaescu / Getty.July 25, 2026, 7 AM ET ShareSave Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took office, more than a year ago, I’ve been trying to understand the MAHA movement from the inside. I’ve sat in on MAHA Institute roundtables, roamed the conference halls of anti-vaccine gatherings, and talked with grassroots supporters across the country. They tell me their concerns about toxic chemicals and ultra-processed foods and the worrying rise in childhood chronic conditions.
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