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Facilities

The Health Professions Center houses the Kinney College of Nursing and Health Professions and the Food and Nutrition Program. Food and Nutrition facilities include a variety of training areas.

Wide shot of the kitchen on the lower level of HP Center
students cutting vegetables in quantity food kitchen

Quantity Food Kitchen

Features a variety of state-of-the-art food preparation equipment and a cooking demonstration station.

Students using scale to determine height in assessment room

Assessment Lab

An assessment lab is used for completing anthropometrics, body composition, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol measurements.

Dietetics student giving someone nutrition advice in the counseling room

Counseling and Education Room

A counseling and education room houses up-to-date nutrition education materials, models, curriculum, journals, and audio visuals. Students also use this space to meet with actual clients, either in-person or through telehealth, to assist with nutrition needs.

Students doing experiment in food science lab

Food Science Lab

This multifunctional classroom is designed for hands-on learning. Furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and thoughtfully arranged cooking stations, it bridges theory and practice, empowering students to develop essential culinary skills and apply food science principles.

Photo of students in learning resouce center

Learning Resource Center

Our interdisciplinary Learning Resource Center houses computers that incorporate software for analyzing recipes, diets or working with data.

Classroom area in lower level kitchen
Students using kitchen in lower level of Health Professions Center
Faculty and student in the nutrition assessment room
Students doing food science experiment
Two students wearing aprons and cutting vegetables in quantity food kitchen
Students making dough in the quantity food kitchen
Food prep iin quantity food kitchen
Faculty member and student during a food science class
Students using scale to measure body weight in assessment room
Students using kitchen to prepare food
Faculty member with client in nutrition assessment room
Faculty member and students using equipment
Student using needle to prick finger
students use telehealth technology for nutrition counseling
Nutrition students use the clinical simulation center during a class

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Food and Nutrition

Dr. Beth Young
Dr. Beth Young
(812) 228-5151