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SOC 202: Heath Meets Hate - RFK Jr.’s CDC Crisis


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The last 6 months in the Department of Health and Human Services have been filled with misinformation, anti-scientific rhetoric, and a whole lot of confusion, the antithesis of their mission. Ever since RFK Jr. became secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, it has been in shambles. Who is the man behind the madness, and what does this mean for the future of public health? Follow Gold and Ilyana as they wade through the B.S. to discover the truth about the state of the CDC. 


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Music: William Pleasant

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Required Reading:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | HHS.gov

Fact Sheet: HHS’ Transformation to Make America Healthy Again | HHS.gov

What does the health and human services secretary do? | PBS News

Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers | AP News

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

Volunteer scientists work ‘nights and weekends’ to guide vaccine advice in US

West Coast Health Alliance announces vaccine recommendations for COVID-19, flu, and RSV | Washington State Department of Health

CDC drops universal COVID vaccine recommendations, suggests separate MMRV shots - ABC News

https://time.com/7289404/trump-taco-acronyms-meaning-dei-doge-maha-fafo-tds/

https://www.kff.org/quick-take/what-is-and-what-is-not-on-trump-and-kennedys-make-america-healthy-again-public-health-agenda

https://perspectives.ushmm.org/collection/public-health-under-the-third-reich

https://www.whitehouse.gov/maha/

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/guns-remain-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-and-teens

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/cdc-leaders-quit-susan-monarez-firing 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo

https://www.aamc.org/news/why-do-so-many-americans-distrust-science

Assessing the impact of misinformation during the spread of infectious diseases | Scientific Reports

Unveiling emotional contagion in COVID-19 misinformation: Computational analysis for public health crisis surveillance - Qiuyi Chen, Qian Liu, 2025

Infodemic

How to Combat Misinformation - FactCheck.org


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