Read more insights on childhood hunger, SNAP, and Trump's mega bill from Megan Winkler, PhD, assistant professor of behavioral, social, and health education sciences, here: sph.emory.edu/news/snap-ch...

❓How can legislators address food security?

👉"There are a lot of policy tools that we can use, because food security is economic insecurity. Any tool we can use to improve economic security is a tool we should use."

❓Where does Trump's mega bill leave us in terms of childhood hunger?

👉"As a community, we have to mobilize to support families. Educators are going to be one of those in the first line position to help us do that. It might be thinking about how they start/expand their school’s food pantry program."

The call to action:
👉 South Africa must prioritize gender-affirming care in response to funding cuts.
👉 Declines in international public health funding threaten the sustainability of gender-affirming care.
👉 Without gender-affirming care, no strategy can meaningfully address trans health needs.

Despite this, it is no longer used in most vaccines and has not been included in childhood vaccines for more than 20 years.