{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/67f6bd62147c7d9dd68c3461?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How RFK Jr. is Upending Public Health","description":"<p>Two months on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has plowed forward with mass firings, funding cuts and new policies. The most immediate effect is across state and local health agencies, where officials say they see new cracks in safeguards against diseases.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Phil Huang</a>, director, Dallas County Health and Human Services&nbsp;</p><p>Ryan Jury, acting senior deputy, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bigcitieshealth.org/people/chrissie-juliano/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chrissie Juliano,</a> executive director, Big Cities Health Coalition</p><p><a href=\"https://chlpi.org/about-us/staff/emily-broad-leib/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Broad Leib,</a> faculty director, Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic</p><p><a href=\"https://resolvetosavelives.org/about/team/dr-tom-frieden/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Tom Frieden</a>, president and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives; former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2025/04/09/how-rfk-jr-upending-public-health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}