Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Schools ‘Discourage’ Students’ Physical Activity, Healthy Eating

Healthy eating at school, but junk food outside: Bengaluru schools face a tough challenge

Bengaluru schools promote healthy eating, but struggle to curb junk food consumption among students outside campus.

RFK Jr., Miller-Meeks tout Presidential Fitness Test as measles surge

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Newton on Monday, August 17 to celebrate the re-implementation of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test.

RFK, Jr., and U.S. Rep. Miller-Meeks tout Presidential Fitness Test

A new state law makes the new version of the Presidential Fitness Test a required part of P.E. classes. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., joined Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Newton yesterday to promote the test. “I can remember doing these,” Miller-Meeks said. “I’m not the biggest kid, so I […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Newton to relaunch Presidential Fitness Test

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Newton's YMCA to promote child health alongside Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Schools ‘discourage’ students’ physical activity, healthy eating

NEWTON — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in Iowa Monday schools discourage students from physical activity and are poisoning them with unhealthy food — issues he said federal and state policies are…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Schools 'discourage' students' physical activity, healthy eating

Newton YMCA CEO George Sorensen. left, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks speak at a press conference at the Newton YMCA on Aug. 17, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch) NEWTON — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in Iowa Monday schools discourage students from physical activity and are poisoning them …