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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

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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.

Learn about our pods

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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.