JAMA Forum

Deliberate Actions to Weaken the Federal Nutrition Safety Net

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3766

July 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses recent executive and legislative actions that have weakened the federal nutrition safety net and may lead to worse public health outcomes for children and individuals with low income.

Corresponding Author: Sarah N. Bleich, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 677 Huntington Ave, Kresge, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115 (sara_bleich@harvard.edu).

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