WASHINGTON (TNND) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to make a major announcement on Monday on advancing nutrition across the medical education continuum.
Kennedy will be joined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Jessica Snowden.
The announcement is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST in Washington, D.C.
A section on the Health Human Services Department’s website highlights efforts by the Trump Administration to advance nutrition education.
According to HHS, diet-related chronic diseases are now responsible for nearly 60% of U.S. deaths and an estimated one million Americans die from diet-related chronic diseases each year.
Despite overwhelming evidence that nutrition is one of the most powerful tools for disease prevention, the vast majority of physicians say they feel unprepared to discuss nutrition with their patients.”
“The Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Medical Continuum initiative highlights America’s leading medical education institutions that are implementing comprehensive nutrition education and training,” the website said.
Kennedy has encouraged schools to commit to a minimum of 40 hours of required nutrition education across all four years of undergraduate medical education or a minimum 40-hour competency equivalent beginning in Fall 2026.
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Currently, the continuum is working with 36 states, 73 committed institutions of higher education and over 52,000 medical students receiving enhanced nutrition education.