Physical
UCLA Recreation
UCLA Recreation is committed to providing high-quality recreational experiences that benefit the campus community. They provide extensive access to a broad range of recreational activities and services. UCLA Recreation manages 14 of the University's recreational and athletic facilities offering recreation, sports, and numerous multi-use options for student and university events.
The Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center is the healthcare home for UCLA Students. The Ashe Center is devoted to providing quality, accessible, state-of-the-art healthcare and education to support the unique development of UCLA students. The Ashe Center offers a full system of care and manages student health insurance plans (UCSHIP).
FITTED Eats
Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED] is a student retention project dedicated to providing free fitness and nutrition education classes for students. As part of the Community Programs Office (CPO), students are invited to join drop-in sessions & participate in programs on health education & nutrition.
Student Health Advocates
The SHA program encourages students to develop a healthy lifestyle and educates students on well-being. The SHA program is under the umbrella organization of the Student Wellness Commission (SWC) and works in conjunction with the Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center, putting on health programs in the residence halls on topics concerning stress, communication, relationships, alcohol safety, and body image.
Teaching Kitchen
The UCLA Teaching Kitchen was developed as an educational, interactive space to meet the needs of the campus community in areas of nutrition education, food insecurity, culinary skills, and community engagement. Programs will range from medical students to faculty and staff wellness programs, to summer camps, to student groups.
Student Health Education & Promotion (SHEP)
Student Health Education & Promotion (SHEP) is an office of Student Affairs that works to promote a campus community that fosters sustainable healthy behaviors, policies and environments in support of UCLA students' academic success and well-being. SHEP offers programs, resources, and community initiatives, often led by their undergraduate Peer Health Educator Interns.
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
SHAC is the officially recognized UCLA student committee charged with having oversight and input into the provision of health services as well as with fostering the overall health and well-being of UCLA students. SHAC has established formal relationships not only with the Ashe Center, but also with other administrative bodies associated with student health and wellness and organizations charged with the oversight of these programs.
Sleep Well
Increased education and awareness about sleep and stress management strategies, delivered using expert UCLA Sleep Well Campaign presentations that enable students to learn about the science and practice of sleep and reflect on their sleep hygiene, will have a great impact and yield enhancements on sleep and stress resilience across campus.
SleepWell is part of the UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI).
Physical Therapy (Ashe Center)
Come to the Ashe Center for physical therapy if you are seeking quality and personalized care for treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions. Current students, past students of the most recent academic term, and other UC campus students are eligible to be seen here.
Nutrition (Ashe Center)
Good nutrition positively impacts the way you feel and even helps you excel in everyday activities. The Ashe Center’s nutrition services include private counseling with a registered dietitian, medical nutrition therapy, and nutrition education.
MoveWell
MoveWell brings together the vast array of existing physical activity programs UCLA already offers with the goal of extending their reach even further and increasing participation by students, faculty, and staff. In working collaboratively with diverse groups interested in physical health, MoveWell hopes to inspire additional programming, increase educational opportunities about how to take the lead in improving one’s own physical fitness, and how to support one another in reaching these goals.
MoveWell is part of the UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI).
Jane B Semel HCI Community Garden
In partnership with the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, the Community Garden provides an on-campus space for the UCLA community to grow healthy food, foster education of urban gardening practices, and enjoy free, fresh produce. The garden is located atop UCLA’s iconic Sunset Canyon Amphitheater and is a dynamic learning space comprised of thirty-one raised beds flanked by an assortment of over fifty evergreen and deciduous fruit trees.
FITWELL
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.
Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED]
The UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Fitness Improvement Training through Education and Diet [FITTED] is a program designed to raise and retain students’ consciousness of holistic health by providing free fitness and health education services to UCLA student leaders. FITTED’s ultimate goal is to assist students in incorporating healthy habits into all aspects of their lives for many years to come.
EatWell
The EatWell Pod with Semel HCI at UCLA strives to enhance hands-on learning, access, and knowledge exchange about food, cooking, and connections to human and planetary health. EatWell brings together the diverse perspectives of food-passionate students, staff, faculty, and administrators to support innovative projects to build a thriving, anti-racist community where the healthy choice can be an easier choice.
EatWell is part of the UCLA Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI).
Diabetes Prevention Program
UCLA Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) provides education, encouragement, and the tools necessary to help individuals reach their health goals. Participants meet in a classroom setting to discuss the CDC-approved curriculum, which includes basic information on nutrition, ways to increase physical activity, stress management techniques, and ideas to stay motivated.
CPO Food Box Giveaways
The UCLA Community Programs Office (CPO) Food Box Giveaway Program distributes 1,000 boxes of food to students during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday breaks. This is a seasonal program alongside the ongoing programs hosted by CPO.