Senate Resolution No. 1800
BY: Senator RIVERA
MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
March 2026, as Nutrition Month in the State of New
York
WHEREAS, National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education and
information campaign sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics; National Nutrition Month is held annually in March and was
created to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and
developing healthful habits with food and physical activity; and
WHEREAS, The National Nutrition Month 2026 theme is "Discover the
Power of Nutrition"; and
WHEREAS, The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the
state subsidiary of the National Association, participates in National
Nutrition Month and represents more than 3,000 registered dietitian
nutritionists (RDNs), nutrition and dietetic technicians, registered
(NDTRs) and other food and nutrition professionals who are committed to
improving the health of New Yorkers through research, education and
delivery of health care services; and
WHEREAS, Food is the substance by which life is sustained; the type,
quality, and amount of food that individuals consume each day plays a
vital role in their overall health and physical fitness; and
WHEREAS, The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics RDN
and NDTR members actively participate in National Nutrition Month by
educating New Yorkers on developing healthy eating patterns; and
WHEREAS, RDNs educate the public on cooking skills, including
cultural foods, traditions, and budgetary management, food preparation,
and meal planning skills; and
WHEREAS, New Yorkers are educated by RDNs on how to utilize
community resources such as SNAP, WIC and local food banks; and
WHEREAS, RDNs educate New Yorkers on making food choices while
thinking about the relationship between food and the environment by
eating more plant-based foods, buying food from local farmers and
community gardens as much as possible, and growing food at home; and
WHEREAS, The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
encourages New Yorkers to seek advice from an RDN or seek a referral
from their doctor to an RDN for their unique dietary needs,
evidence-based nutrition information, and to receive medical nutrition
therapy to help prevent, manage, and treat chronic disease; and
WHEREAS, The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and
its RDN and NDTR members are advocates for advancing the nutritional
status of all New Yorkers, all Americans, and people around the world;
and
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
proclaim March 2026, as Nutrition Month in the State of New York, in
conjunction with the observance of National Nutrition Month; and be
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.
