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Last action · February 9, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced February 9, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SJR91

A JOINT RESOLUTION directing state agencies to deploy policies that support a focus on healthy lifestyles and evidence-based nutrition interventions in all health and medical education for students and active health professionals.

Direct state agencies to deploy policies that support a focus on healthy lifestyles and evidence-based nutrition interventions in all health and medical education for students and active health professionals; specifically direct the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Department for Public Health, and the Kentucky Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Primary Care Association, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine to take actions; require reports to the General Assembly by December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Health and Medical Services Health Care Professionals Nurses Physicians Public Health State Agencies

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This resolution directs several Kentucky state agencies and boards to work together to strengthen nutrition and healthy lifestyle education in medical and health professional training. It targets both students studying health fields and currently practicing professionals such as doctors and nurses. The agencies involved would be required to report their progress to the General Assembly in 2026 and 2027. Who it may affect: medical and nursing students, practicing physicians and nurses, and public health professionals in Kentucky.

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