“ These policies have really challenged us in the public health realm.”
Tamara from Arizona says policies under Trump’s administration have personally harmed her family and community, particularly changes tied to leadership at the CDC and Health and Human Services that have cast fluoride as harmful. As a public health hygienist, she stresses that fluoride is essential for preventing tooth decay. She points to recent FDA guidance discouraging ingestible fluoride for children under three and argue it ignores realities on the ground—especially in Arizona, where one in five children have untreated decay, including many under age five.