The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
06/11/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2026 08:39
UT Health Sciences News: University Joins National Initiative to Advance Nutrition Education in Healthcare Training
"Nutrition is not a side issue in healthcare, it's fundamental to many of the things that we need to have a healthy lifespan," UT Health Sciences Vice Chancellor for Research Jessica Snowden, MD, told a national audience Monday during a press conference hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Snowden, a pediatrician, was the only representative of academic healthcare institutions chosen to speak about a new HHS initiative to strengthen nutrition education in the nation's healthcare training programs. She joined HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD.
The Advancing Nutrition Education Across the Medical Continuum initiative encourages America's leading medical education institutions to add comprehensive nutrition education and training into their curriculum.
Read more on the UT Health Sciences News website.
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