Advocating with RFK Jr

Listen in as H4ML Founder, Ashley Grogg MSN-RN advocates on behalf of informed decision-making.

Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the "Make Indiana Healthy Again" press conference in Indianapolis. I was curious if it could reshape public health policy.

The verdict is still out.

The event started shortly after 11:00 AM, with Governor Mike Braun introducing his initiative to "Make Indiana Healthy Again" (MIHA). He unveiled nine executive orders. I have not been able to review them closely, however, when listening to them, I think they are largely bureaucratic & budgetary in nature.


Several of you have asked about the executive orders you can review them at the bottom of this post.

Truthfully, I was there to see RFK Jr., my hopes for MIHA were pretty low, when you review the list, I think you will agree, Braun's executive plan fell short of MAHA.

However, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not disappoint.

He addressed the packed room, highlighting the alarming rise in autism rates now as high as 1 in 20 boys and 1 in 32 children. He also quoted statistics about skyrocketing figures on chronic disease like diabetes and obesity. He contrasted these figures with decades of unchanging rates in Japan, attributing differences to factors such as school lunch programs and dietary habits.

Secretary Kennedy stressed the role of exercise and nutrition in bolstering overall health and combating the ill effects of infectious disease.​

The Q&A session followed Sec, Kennedy.

Amidst a flurry of questions and domineering reporters, I persisted and seized the opportunity to advocate for Hoosiers.

I was determined to ensure your voices were heard.
I pointed out the obvious lack of data for informed decision-making about vaccines.

I highlighted the shortcomings of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and proposed leveraging Indiana's existing infrastructure—like the Indiana Health Information Exchange and CHIRP mandatory vaccination reporting--to implement Electronic Support for Public Health (ESP-VAERS) for automated reporting.​

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"Parents do not feel like they have the ability to make informed decisions about vaccines. VAERS is an epic failure."​
Ashley Grogg MSN-RN, H4ML Founder

Secretary Kennedy acknowledged the validity of these concerns, emphasizing the need to make government agencies trustworthy and expressing support for initiatives aimed at improving VAERS.​

We can't sit back and wait for Sec. Kennedy to do it all.

He is going to need our help.

The best way for us to move the needle is to continue to address these issues at the state level!

You have heard me talk about "firm ground" before.
You know that we must give the good guys, FIRM GROUND to stand on.

If we expect big things from RFK Jr., he needs firm ground.

That means Governor Braun must take action and facilitate the implementation of VAERS-ESP in Indiana.

Governor Braun is unlikely to do it, let alone do it right, without persistent pressure from Hoosiers.

The proof is in the pudding... So far the MIHA executive orders leave a lot to be desired.

He must hear from us.

We have started a petition calling for this action.

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In Liberty,

Ashley Grogg, MSN-RN, BC-FMP
Founder, Hoosiers for Medical Liberty

As promised, the "MIHA" executive orders:

Executive Order 25-52: SNAP
Executive Order 25-53: SNAP
Executive Order 25-54: SNAP
Executive Order 25-55:SNAP
Executive Order 25-56: Food Dyes
Executive Order 25-57: Study about current government programs to improve health ***This baffles me, because I feel like these agencies spending tax-payer dollars should be issuing reports about the effectiveness of the programs in place. We shouldn't have to be paying for a study of it all?!? This seems strangely familiar to Former Gov. Holcomb's Public Health Commission. If you read this and have an interpretation, please feel free to email it to me.  
Executive Order 25-58: Another study about how direct to consumer farms can be helpful for health. I am concerned that this study will take place, they will have experts from big ag, big industry, and will result in increased regulation on the items it is investigating.
Executive Order 25-59: This creates the "Governor’s Fitness Test" and "School Fitness Month" which seems promising.
Executive Order 25-60: This is another budgetary item focused on reducing the cost of medicaid via checking eligibility requirements.