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In their Letter to the Editor, Oregon nurses Teri Mills and Savannah Powell present a principled stand against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Drawing on their professional expertise and ethical responsibility, they argue that Kennedy’s controversial positions fundamentally undermine public health principles.
The nurses highlight Kennedy’s stances on vaccines, proposed NIH funding cuts, and opposition to evidence-based health measures as significant risks to national health initiatives. They also address allegations of sexual misconduct, emphasizing the incongruity of appointing someone with such accusations to oversee programs addressing domestic violence.
As trusted healthcare professionals, Mills and Powell assert nurses’ moral obligation to speak out against leadership that threatens the core values of healthcare and public service. Their letter exemplifies nurses’ critical role in shaping health policy and protecting vulnerable populations.
An Unacceptable Choice for Health and Human Services
by Teri Mills MS, RN and Savannah Powell MSN, MPH, RN, SANE-A, OR-SANE
Published in The Oregonian on 11/29/24.
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Powell and Mills are members of Nurses for America. The organization recently published the letter featured below, entitled: Health at Risk: Nurses for America Sounds Alarm on RFK Jr
Nurses for America is an all-volunteer, grassroots group of nurses with diverse specialties and expertise advocating for nursing, democracy, health access and equity, reproductive rights, voting rights, human rights, gun safety, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, climate change for a healthy environment. We, like millions of healthcare providers across the country are sounding the alarm on RFK Jr.
