U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Iowa on Wednesday to celebrate the signing of state public health policy into law. While here he highlighted a newly published U.S. surgeon general warning against the impacts of screen time on children.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches while Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds talks about during a news conference Wednesday, May 20, 2025, at Gilbert Elementary School in Gilbert.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talk about newly published guidance from the U.S. Surgeon General's Office regarding screen time in schools during a press conference at Gilbert Elementary School in Gilbert, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Flanked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, director of national health communications for the Office of the Surgeon General, talks about newly published guidance from the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office regarding students’ screen time during a news conference Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Gilbert.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs into law public health legislation during a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
In order of appearance: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Iowa. Sen. Kara Warme, and Iowa Rep. Austin Harris speak during a bill-signing ceremony at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches while Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds talks about during a news conference Wednesday, May 20, 2025, at Gilbert Elementary School in Gilbert.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs into law public health legislation during a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Flanked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, director of national health communications for the Office of the Surgeon General, talks about newly published guidance from the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office regarding students’ screen time during a news conference Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Gilbert.
