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Federal Funding Cuts Threaten US Pediatric Health

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0029

March 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint describes the deleterious effects of funding cuts by the US Department of Health and Human Services that ended programs supporting national child health goals.

Corresponding Author: Beth L. Hoffman, PhD, MPH, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, 130 De Soto St, Ste 6000, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 (beth.hoffman@pitt.edu).

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