Community

Community

Community

The Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition reaches out through programs and initiatives such as Campus Kitchen, The Lemon Tree, Cooperative Extension and the Food as Health Alliance.

The Campus Kitchen

This organization works to recover food, prepare nutritious meals and deliver them to the community, helping to minimize food waste and combat food insecurity.

Explore the Campus Kitchen

The Lemon Tree

This restaurant is run every semester by students under the guidance of Dr. David Johnson and Chef Rachel Bryant. Make a reservation and support our students while enjoying a delicious meal.

Visit The Lemon Tree

The DHN Lab

The DHN Lab empowers individuals to better understand their nutritional needs through comprehensive, individualized assessments and expert guidance.

Explore The DHN Lab

Cooperative Extension

DHN works with the Cooperative Extension Service to bring nutrition and food knowledge to all counties in Kentucky. Check out the numerous resources available.

Explore Extension

The Food as Health Alliance

We aim to bring together clinical and community research spanning agriculture, food and health to address food insecurity and diet-sensitive chronic disease.

Explore the Food as Health Alliance

WiN-WiN Kentucky

The Waste Not, Want Not program at UK is a community-driven initiative designed to tackle the dual challenges of food insecurity and food waste in Kentucky.

Explore WiN-WiN

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Support our Students

Support our students in their education by donating to the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition Student Success Scholarship Fund.

Donate to our Student Success Scholarship Fund

 

Connect With Us

Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition

204 Funkhouser Building
Lexington, KY 40506
859-257-3800
dhn@uky.edu

Contact Information

Dr. Tammy J. Stephenson, PhD, FAND
Department Chair & Professor

202 Funkhouser Building Lexington, KY 40506-0054

+1 (859) 257-3800

tammy.stephenson@uky.edu