University of California, Los Angeles
PA-14: Wellness Program
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Nurit
Katz Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
UCLA hosts and offers a multitude of wellness and employee assistance programs. These resources are accessible to students, staff and faculty. Below are additional details on program offerings available to all campus members, including programming specifically for a particular campus community member population.
UCLA’s Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) Center (https://healthy.ucla.edu/), envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel, prioritizes the health and wellness of students, faculty and staff. It is a campus-wide effort to draw upon UCLA’s world renowned research and teaching, to find new and innovative ways to promote living well on campus, and to share that education and research with other communities, both locally and beyond. Pods made up of cross-campus stakeholders focus on topics such as: BeWell (built environment), EatWell (food), MindWell (mental health), BreatheWell (air quality), MoveWell (physical fitness), EngageWell (campus engagement).
STAFF- and FACULTY-SPECIFIC
The Staff and Faculty Counseling Center (SFCC) is UCLA’s Employee Assistance Program: https://chr.ucla.edu/employee-counseling. SFCC helps employees achieve increased engagement, satisfaction, fulfillment and growth in their personal and work lives, as well as to function optimally as a productive member of the workforce. Up to three free counseling sessions per problem are available for UCLA staff and faculty, as well as their adult immediate family members / significant others. Management consultations, coaching, and departmental trainings are also offered at no cost to departments.
The UCLA Recreation FITWELL Program activates wellness on campus by educating, motivating and empowering faculty, staff, and students to make healthy lifestyle choices specifically in the areas of fitness and exercise, nutrition and weight management, stress management, and general health education: https://fitwell.recreation.ucla.edu/about-us. FITWELL programming includes Bruin MindFit and Bruin Health Improvement Program (BHIP).5 . Bruin MindFit is a hands-on mindful movement and meditation course that teaches several effective stress management tools and is offered to faculty and staff at no cost. BHIP.5 is a 10 week lifestyle change program designed to increase the fitness and thereby the health of the UCLA Employee
STUDENT-SPECIFIC
Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) supports student development, empowerment, and success with staff who provide mental health services that encourage Health, Healing, and Hope: https://counseling.ucla.edu/. CAPS strives to provide:
- Short-term, high-quality culturally affirming mental health treatment including assessment, consultation and case management; group and individual therapy; and psychiatry services
- Culturally responsive community mental health training and wellness education in collaboration with the Resilience in your Student Experience (RISE) Center: https://risecenter.ucla.edu/
- Training and professional development for mental health providers that emphasizes inclusive support and care for diverse clients
- Connection to diverse community resources and referrals.
In addition, Student Health Education & Promotion (SHEP) is an office of Student Affairs that focuses on health education and health promotion. SHEP works to cultivate a supportive campus community that optimizes the healthiest possible development, fosters academic success, and creates a platform for life-long well-being of the campus community and all its members.
The above description of programming is not exhaustive of the resources available to UCLA faculty, staff and students. Additional resources are listed at https://www.healthy.ucla.edu/resources/.
Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
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