Updates from the Wellness Cluster

The Office of Student Wellness is pleased to announce these new changes, effective for Fall 2009.

Counseling & Psychological Services Center:
After hours counseling line

Student Health Services:
After hours nurse line

Recreation:
All of the wellness related class will be grouped into a new group called 'FitLife'

Sexual Assault Resource and Violence Prevention Center:
Has submitted new grant proposals to provide more services

Why eat locally grown foods?

Buying direct from local farmers supports the local economy.
When you buy direct from local farmers, your dollars stay within your community, and strengthen the local economy. More than 90¢ of every dollar you spend goes to the farmer, thus preserving farming as a livelihood and farmland.

This is important because as mergers in the food industry have increased, the portion of your food dollar paid to farmers has decreased. Vegetable farmers earn only 21¢ of your dollar; the other 79¢ goes to pay for marketing, distribution, and other costs.

For more info: http://www.eatlocal.net/why.html

Wellness Positions @ UC San Diego

Want to get more involved in wellness related resources on campus?

UC San Diego offers many different opportunities for students who want to help promote wellness on campus.

Counseling And Psychological Services:

Peer Educators: We believe that student peer education is a strong and important avenue to provide information on topics important and applicable to UCSD students: mental health wellness and women's issues. Peer education provides unique experiences for students to receive training in teaching, presentation, and basic counseling skills. In addition, these students then provide valuable resources and information to the UCSD community through workshop/outreach presentations, group forums, and individual meetings with students.

Wellness Peer Educators: The goal of the Wellness Peer Education program is to educate fellow students about mental health and wellness, reduce stigma and spread awareness of Counseling and Psychological Services on campus.

Women's Peer Educators: The CAPS Women’s Peer Educator Program seeks to promote gender equality by providing education and support to members of the UCSD community. We work within a feminist framework to plan and implement programs that raise awareness around issues that disproportionately affect women in our society.

Student Health Services:

Student Health Advocates:  Peer health educators that promote activities that contribute to a healthy campus and enhance the personal health of students.

Wellness Center:

Wellness Intern: We work to promote events hosted by a LiveWell UC San Diego program, as well as events that our wellness partners put on.