--- title: National Strategy Unveiled to Address Childhood Chronic Illness description: The White House released a plan with 120+ actions to fight childhood chronic disease. It focuses on research, awareness, and working with private companies to improve kids' health. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/child-chronic-illness-b.jpg --- ![doctor with child](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/child-chronic-illness-b.jpg) # National Strategy Unveiled to Address Childhood Chronic Illness - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - National Strategy Unveiled to Address Childhood Chronic Illness [ Valerie Ortiz ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/valerie-ortiz) 09/24/2025 [ Health Insurance Solutions](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/health-insurance-solutions), [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/national-strategy-childhood-chronic-illness#postComment) 1 Minutes The White House’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission has released the [MAHA Report](https://www.whitehouse.gov/maha/) and the [Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf), outlining over 120 initiatives to address childhood chronic disease, advance scientific research, raise public awareness, realign incentives, and strengthen collaboration across the private sector. The strategy focuses on the following initiatives in this four-part approach: 1. **Advancing research** **–** Expanding research on chronic disease prevention, nutrition, food quality, environmental health, autism, microbiome, precision agriculture, rural and tribal health, vaccine injury, and mental health. 2. **Realigning incentives –** Improving dietary guidelines, food labeling, infant formula standards, school meals, and removing harmful chemicals from the food supply. 3. **Increasing public awareness –** Launching school nutrition and fitness campaigns, screen time initiatives, pediatric mental health supports, and expanded parent resources. 4. **Fostering private-sector collaboration –** Promoting healthy menu options, advancing soil health, and supporting community initiatives. President Donald Trump created the MAHA Commission by executive order to address life expectancy and chronic disease. Chaired by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the commission includes representatives from 14 federal agencies.   ## **Employer Takeaway** The MAHA report expands on the commission’s May assessment with 128 proposals spanning research, policy, awareness, and partnerships. At this stage, these ideas remain in the proposal phase and require further research to validate their effectiveness. The report received mixed feedback. Some experts warn that cuts to programs and changes to health policies could harm public health, while others feel the strategy doesn’t go far enough on issues like chemical and pesticide use. 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