RFK Jr. delivers youth screen time advisory while in Iowa for MAHA bill signing

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 882

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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GILBERT — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in Iowa Wednesday, announced a surgeon general’s advisory on the harms of screen time for children.

He said states like Iowa that have implemented restrictions on cellphone use in schools helped chart the path on national guidelines around screen time for youth. He also joined Gov. Kim Reynolds as she signed legislation including a limit on digital instruction in schools.

The advisory, …

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