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The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA is envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel.
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You can’t change the world, but what you can do is change one place, prove that it works, and then the rest will follow.

Jane Semel, Semel HCI Founder & Visionary

Who are we?

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center (Semel HCI) envisions UCLA as the healthiest campus in the country. By identifying existing strengths across our campus and bringing individuals together around a common goal, Semel HCI has created an infrastructure to collaborate and rapidly translate research into practice. In doing so, we aim to cultivate a flourishing community in which all Bruins can thrive, and where health and equity are woven into the very fabric of the university. Read more about our work here or click on one of the images below to learn more about resources that may interest you.

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What are the little things we can do to create rit What are the little things we can do to create ritual, reflection, and reduce stress as we navigate new transitions? As we enter into this upcoming school year and a new season, this re-released episode with Dr. Brenda Bursch will walk us through resilience tools -- from setting boundaries to putting plants in your office -- to navigate change with a bit more calm. Dr. Bursch, an expert in mental health and resilience 😌, is a professor and clinical psychologist in the UCLA Departments Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Pediatrics. This re-released episode was originally our 36th episode in September 2021. 

Visit our website to explore other episodes, suggest guests, offer feedback, or invite Wendy to be a guest on your podcast! 

Episode Resources + Mentions: 
- Part 1: Finding the Path Back to Meaning and Joy
- Part 2: Finding the Path Back to Meaning and Joy
- Mindful Awareness Research Center 
- Find Transcripts under each episode page on our website.
📣🚨 Semel HCI is hiring 😊!! If you are a c 📣🚨 Semel HCI is hiring 😊!! If you are a current undergraduate student, apply to join our team! Your responsibilities may include the following: creating graphics, photographing events, organizing our archive of photos and design materials, updating the website, tabling/outreach, attending regularly scheduled meetings, and supporting additional administrative tasks.

Check out our 🤝 handshake post to apply and for more information about qualifications. The deadline to submit an application is September 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM. Good luck! 🌿
Welcome class of 2027 🎉 ~ Stop by Semel HCI’s Welcome class of 2027 🎉 ~ Stop by Semel HCI’s table during NSO’s A Taste of Student Life Fairs. Pick up a few stickers, flyers, and brochures that have everything from the best nap spots on campus 😴 to great resources from our garden team 🌺!
Join us today for a deep dive into how social dete Join us today for a deep dive into how social determinants of health, the non-medical influences that contribute to someone’s health outcomes, can be addressed with a preventive, population-based approach, like Geisinger’s Fresh Food Farmacy 🌿. Dr. Andrea Feinberg guides us through this topic, outlining her work as a critical care ICU doctor👩‍⚕️, a population health leader, and the lead doctor addressing chronic diabetes and food insecurity in Pennsylvania's communities through free meal programs and food education. The subsequent diabetes control results are striking, and serve as an example for further community-based approaches to healthcare 😷.
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Resources for Emotional, Social, & Physical Health

Resources and advice for students, faculty and staff on maintaining social, emotional, and physical health and well-being

Healthy Climate Committee

The Healthy Climate Committee (HCC)— aims to better understand how the experience of the recent labor dispute and other challenges such as COVID and gun violence affected Bruins and identify what is needed to move forward together.

Tune into our LiveWell Podcast!

Join us as we interview leading experts and discover new perspectives on health and well-being. Each episode, we will bring to you scientists and world-class operators who will share with you cutting-edge research and practices, and never-before broadcasted tips to live a more healthful life for yourself, community and our planet.

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Learn about our pods

Hover over each icon to learn about each pod – to learn more about a specific pod, click on the icon to go to that pod’s website.

Assuring healthy, safe,
and sustainable physical
environments that promote
walking and bicycling,
physical activity, and
clean air for all of UCLA.

Ensuring a clean air
environment for UCLA,
particularly through an
emphasis on sustaining
and enhancing UCLA’s
tobacco-free campus
policy.

Making fresh and whole
foods accessible to the
entire UCLA community
while promoting knowledge
about the foods we eat and
where they come from.

Fostering healthy and
strong social relationships
at UCLA through increased
social connection, quality,
and civility.

Promoting wellbeing,
resilience, and creative
achievement throughout
the UCLA community.

Making moving “the easy
choice” for the UCLA
community. It’s time to
get moving!

Developing and
implementing the
research and
evaluation needs of
Semel HCI, its pods,
and Semel HCI-funded
student projects.

The Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA is envisioned and supported by Jane and Terry Semel.

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  • ABOUT
    ▼
    • OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
    • LEADERSHIP & STAFF
    • OUR PARTNERS
    • IMPACT
    • REPORTS, BRIEFS, & POLICIES
    • jane b semel AWARD RECIPIENTS
  • PODS
    ▼
    • WHAT ARE PODS?
    • BEWELL
    • BREATHEWELL
    • EATWELL
    • ENGAGEWELL
    • MINDWELL
    • MOVEWELL
    • RESEARCHWELL
  • MEDIA
    ▼
    • BLOG
    • PODCAST
    • PHOTO GALLERY
    • PRESS
  • EVENTS
    ▼
    • HEALTH EQUITY SEMINARS
    • PAST EVENTS
    • CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
  • RESOURCES
  • RESEARCH
  • GET INVOLVED
    ▼
    • FOR STUDENTS
    • FOR FACULTY & STAFF