US EditionTrump adds Ben Carson to help MAHA’s nutrition efforts at USDA
Ben Carson will advise on nutrition, rural healthcare, and housing as part of the Make America Healthy Again Commission amid six in ten Americans living with chronic disease.
- Dr. Ben Carson was sworn in on September 24, 2025, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's national adviser for nutrition, health, and housing.
- Carson’s appointment follows President Trump's charge to the Make America Healthy Again Commission to address childhood chronic disease and rural healthcare needs.
- Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and former HUD secretary, has been appointed as a national adviser at the USDA, where he will focus on improving dietary programs, enhancing healthcare services in rural areas, and promoting access to safe and affordable housing, working alongside Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
- Rollins emphasized that 60% of Americans live with chronic illnesses and stressed that Carson’s expertise is essential for guiding the implementation of the $50 billion program aimed at revitalizing rural healthcare facilities, as well as for advising on health-related initiatives.
- Carson’s role implies strengthening federal nutrition guidelines and rural health programs, aiming to help vulnerable families improve nutrition and health outcomes under the administration’s agenda.
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Ben Carson Joins Trump Team to Fix America’s Health Crisis
Dr. Ben Carson, President Trump’s former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during his first term, has been sworn in as an advisor for nutrition, health, and housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish,” Carso…
Dr. Ben Carson Sworn In As Trump’s National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing - Real News Now
Dr. Ben Carson has officially returned to federal service under President Donald Trump, taking on a new role as the national advisor for nutrition, health, and housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Carson, who served as HUD Secretary during Trump’s first term, was sworn in Wednesday. His new post will position him at the center of some of the administration’s most ambitious public health and rural development initiatives. “As National A…
Dr. Ben Carson sworn in as USDA national advisor for nutrition and housing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., as the new National Advisor for Nutrition, Health and Housing at the USDA.
Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., Sworn in as National Nutrition Advisor at U.S. Department of Agriculture
[Photo: wikimedia.org] (Washington, D.C., September 24, 2025) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “There is no one more qualified than Dr. Carson to advise on policies that improve Americans’ everyday quality of life, from nutrition to healthcare quality to en…
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