Indiana’s governor Mike Braun, Indiana Republican, became the last leader in promulgating health -related policies. On Tuesday, Braun signed a package of nine executive orders to “make Indiana again healthy.”
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Centers for the Services Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Dr. Mehmet Oz, joined Braun in an event on Tuesday where the three talked about the importance of healthy eating.
“This is not the public health agenda from top to bottom, of a single size: we are focused on root causes, provide Hoosiers with transparent information to make decisions that affect their health, which facilitates access to new local foods of the incredible Indiana farms and assumes problems in government programs that contribute to making our less healthy communities,” Braun said in a statement on orders.
The Governor of Indiana, Mike Braun, speaks during an initiative event of Healthy Again in Indiana in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In his orders, Braun made changes to the Supplementary Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), requested a study on the impact of artificial food dyes and described a comprehensive chronic disease plan focused on the diets of Indiana residents.
One of the main changes in SNAP would require body beneficiaries who currently do not work to find a job. In addition, sweets and soft drinks will no longer be eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits in Indiana. During Tuesday’s event, Braun said that more SNAP dollars were going to sweets than fruits and vegetables.
Indiana Gov, Mike Braun, on the left, listens to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Kennedy praised the “brave and visionary leadership of Braun in a statement and urged the governors throughout the country to sign similar executive orders so that their own states are healthier. Oz also praised the work of Indiana’s governor, saying: “By prioritizing adequate prevention, nutrition and healthy lifestyle options, we can prepare our younger generations for a lifetime of success.”
The governors throughout the country have implemented changes to break in their states with the aim of making Americans healthier and addressing the obesity epidemic. (Istock)
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The governors throughout the country have implemented changes to break in their states with the aim of making Americans healthier and addressing the obesity epidemic.
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At the end of last month, Kennedy appeared with the governor of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, R, whom he said would be put in an “really rigorous” exercise regime and a carnivorous diet. Western Virginia is the most obese state in the country, followed by Mississippi and Arkansas, according to CDC data.
Morrisey celebrated Snap reforms, saying that he was “putting the ‘nutrition’ again in the complementary nutritional assistance program.”
