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Kennedy Promotes Health Tour in Ohio, Avoids Vaccine Talk

13 May 2026 17:06

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

visited Ohio as part of his 'Take Back Your Health' tour, focusing on healthy eating and reading to children. - Kennedy visited a Toledo childcare center, inspecting its kitchen and promoting the 'Eat Real Food' slogan.

- He operated robotic hands at the Cleveland Clinic and sampled pesticide-free produce at a farm in Huron. - Kennedy distanced himself from a White House proposal to eliminate the Head Start program, which serves many low-income children.

- He also visited a recovery center in Medina, promising more investments in addiction treatment despite concerns over Medicaid cuts. The tour aims to boost Republican support in a key congressional district, but tensions within the Make America Healthy Again movement remain over issues like glyphosate use.

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