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.

Community Supported Agriculture

• Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. 
  

Here are the basics:

• a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. 
  
• Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.

Advantages for farmers:

• Get to spend time marketing the food early in the year, before their 16 hour days in the field begin
  
• Receive payment early in the season, which helps with the farm's cash flow
  
• Have an opportunity to get to know the people who eat the food they grow
  

Advantages for consumers:

• Eat ultra-fresh food, with all the flavor and vitamin benefits
  
• Get exposed to new vegetables and new ways of cooking
  
• Usually get to visit the farm at least once a season
  
• Find that kids typically favor food from "their" farm – even veggies they've never been known to eat
  
• Develop a relationship with the farmer who grows their food and learn more about how food is grown
  

Garden of Eden Organics is just one San Diego CSA farm that drops off at UCSD.

• Pick up at the Great Hall, International House on Thursdays, 11:30am to 1pm
  

There are many more farms that drop off in La Jolla. Visitwww.localharvest.org for more details on CSA and other local farms.

Goals in Action Workshop

WHAT: 3 (1 hour) workshops that promote academic success and enhance emotional well-being.

FOCUS: Goal setting, time management, accessing resources on campus, self-care, and the promotion of healthy behaviors.

WHEN: Time and Date Changes Each Quarter. See Contacts for updated information.

WHERE: Price Center East, Contemplation Room

CONTACT: Judy Goodman Fermin, PhD jfgoodman@ucsd.edu 858.534.9079

or  Courtney Peraza, PhD cperaza@ucsd.edu 858.822.0155

Sponsored by CAPS

Exercise & Healthy Living @ UC San Diego

Exercise is refreshment of one's mind or body through activity. UC San Diego Recreation provides diverse, dynamic and high quality programs to the university that promote fitness, enjoyment, relaxation and play. Through recreational experiences, participants learn skills and develop habits that improve health, happiness and the quality of life. Recreation is the act of creating anew.

Recreation
Registered UCSD students are invited to participate in recreation classes, weight room and fitness facilities in the Main Gym and RIMAC, Canyonview Aquatic Complex Facilities and the Natatorium. The Recreation Center also has a climbing center, an Outback Adven

ture program, equipment rentals, a high ropes team-building program called the Challenge Course, a Masters Swim program, as well as many class offerings like yoga, kick boxing and p

ilates. Just present your student ID and start getting fit today! http://recreation.ucsd.edu

Exercise Opportunities at UC San Diego:

Personal Wellness Program
UCSD Recreation’s Student Personal Wellness Program is looking for 60 committed students wanting to pursue a more healthy and fit lifestyle. Our wellness instructors will help you achieve your fitness goals. The duration of the program is 8 weeks and is free to students. Sign up and take the first step to a millennium filled with wellness!

FITSTOP
The Student Health Advocates (SHAs) provide free fitness assessments each quarter during weeks 2-10 every Monday and Wednesday, 7-9pm on a walk-in basis. The test includes blood pressure, heart rate, percent body fat, flexibility, cardiovascular health, abdominal strength and upper body strength. The check-in table is located on the second floor of RIMAC next to the women’s locker room.

Personal Weight Loss Solutions
Get in the best shape of your life! Let our UCSD expert trainers help you adjust your attitudes about eating and exercise, once and for all! This is an eight week program which meets once a week for an hour. The program will include small group instructional workouts and nutritional guidelines for weight loss. The program fees are $45 for students $60 for fac/staff with rec card $90 for community with rec card $120 community without rec card. For more information please contact the Program Director Terri Dowie tdowie@ucsd.edu or 822-3123 or go to the Student Personal Wellness Program website.

Rec Classes
Learn how to ballroom dance, try out more than 20 forms of martial arts, 

experience a new way of stretch with yoga, or tone your abs with core conditioning. Check out all of the rec classes offered by the Recreation Department.

Intramurals
The Intramural Sports program at UCSD is your home base for recreational team sports activities. For the past 30 plus years, our program has established deep campus roots as a reliable and primary source for fun and good times through sports participation. Your friendly Intramural Sports staff is always on-call to take care of your rec sports needs. Call us at (858) 534-3716 for person-to-person information that will help you access our program. Or better yet, touch base with this website on a regular basis to get all of the latest about what's going on in Intramural Sports.

Student Health Advocates: Outreach Program
Get Movin' at UCSD: Get acquainted with all the exercise opportunities on and off campus in this fun, interactive outreach!

Walk UCSD
Walk around and get to know your campus! Visit the Walk UCSD link for maps of walking paths on campus.

Freshman 15 Myth!

While gaining the Freshman 15 is POSSIBLE, it's not likely if you make a conscious goal to practice personal responsibility.  That means even if you are busy and a hamburger seems fast and easy, realize that there are many other (healthier) options to choose from.  

Many times, first year college students will forget to include exercise in their daily routine, which will also increase the likelihood of gaining a few extra LB's.

UC San Diego's dining halls can be a healthy choice as well, contrary to popular belief.  Check out our blog on the Housing, Dining, Hospitality Top 10 Foods.

Eating healthy in college is not hard when you utilize your kitchen resources!

Personal Pizza 

Makes 1 serving 

1 English muffin 

1 Tbsp tomato or spaghetti sauce 

2 Tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese 

 

1. Split the English muffin into two halves. 

2. Spread sauce evenly on both halves. 

3. Sprinkle cheese evenly on both halves. 

4. Broil in toaster oven for one minute or until cheese melts. 

 

The College Student’s Guide to Eating Well on Campus ©2000 by Ann Selkowitz Litt, with 

permission from Tulip Hill Press. 

Nutrition Information 

Per serving: 

Calories  234 

Fat  7g 

Protein  13g 

Carbohydrates 32g 

For  more yummy recipe ideas...

http://www.k-state.edu/lafene/recipe_easy.pdf 

http://www.healthycollegecookbook.com/recipes.php

http://www.mnsu.edu/shs/healtheducation/bmc/