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How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child

  • Written by Megan Donelson, Lecturer in Health Rhetorics, University of Dayton
imageBlaming poor health outcomes on lifestyle choices can obscure public health issues.Anadolu via Getty Images

The Make America Healthy Again movement has generated a lot of discussion about public health. But the language MAHA proponents use to describe health and disease has also raised concerns among the disability and chronic illness communities.

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