Resources
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Each of you is a valued member of the Bruin family, and we want to ensure you have resources to help you maintain your health and well-being. We also want to acknowledge the challenges you face while continuing your work and studies during these turbulent times. We have curated a quick and high-level list of resources here, but we also encourage you to use the search engine below to find additional resources from our vast network of valued partners. Contact us if you believe there is an error in our resources or if you would like to propose the addition of a resource here: livewell@g.ucla.edu.
If you are a student, you may also want to explore Be Well Bruin, a comprehensive resource directory that highlights UCLA’s various resource centers, programs, and departments that support student health & well-being.
UCLA Staff Assembly
The UCLA Staff Assembly is an organization that is dedicated to promoting the interest and welfare of all staff employees.
UCLA CalFresh Initiative
Provides federally funded food assistance through CalFresh as a program specific to UCLA community members.
ECRT Meal Vouchers
The Meal Voucher Program, developed by the Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT) in partnership with Swipe Out Hunger UCLA, was created to assist enrolled UCLA students who find themselves in extreme financial need and are experiencing food insecurity as a result. The meal voucher program is intended for students who do not have access to regular and nutritional meals.
Dig UCLA Gardening
Dig creates a space for the community to come together and learn about the process of growing food and our food systems through hands-on learning.
UCLA 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 School students, to faculty and staff wellness programs, to summer camps, to student groups.
UCLA Transfer Center
The Transfer Student Center is a central hub for all UCLA transfers! At this time, the Transfer Student Center is back on campus & in Kerckhoff Hall 128.
UCLA Health Education and Resource Team (HEART)
The Health Education & Resource Team (HEART) is part of The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. Our peer educators promote the health and wellbeing of the UCLA community through workshops, programs, and tabling services.
UCLA Asian Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Association (APIFSA)
APIFSA (Asian Pacific Islander Faculty & Staff Association) started toward the end of 2020 for the purpose of engaging and informing faculty & staff on the various cultures represented in the Asian Pacific Islander community. As a staff affinity group, we are focused on building community and sharing cultural knowledge and insights with the entire Bruin family and beyond. We welcome faculty & staff of all backgrounds to learn, share, and grow with us.
UCLA Latino Staff and Faculty Association
The Latino Staff & Faculty Association (LSFA) was founded in 1983 as a professional organization dedicated to empower, support, and assist in the professional development, advancement, and upward mobility of, primarily Latino, staff and faculty through networking and education at the UCLA campus.
UCLA Ashe Center
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center (The Ashe Center) is devoted to providing quality, accessible, state-of-the-art healthcare and education to support the unique development of UCLA students.
UCLA Policy 810: Smoke and Tobacco-Free Environment
Since April 22, 2013, the entire UCLA campus has been a smoke- and tobacco-free environment. The smoke- and tobacco-free policy includes all indoor and outdoor UCLA areas, including our hospitals and health sciences campuses.
UCLA Smoke Free Champion
As part of the UCLA Smoke-Free Initiative, these UC healthcare professionals have pledged to serve as advocates to assist patients, families and staff with the transition to a smoke-free environment. In addition, they are available to answer questions related to smoking cessation.
UCLA Occupational Health
Occupational Health (OH) Clinic provides care for all employees of UCLA with a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, and support staff. Services vary from care of work-related illnesses and injuries, annual screening exams, to pre-employment screenings and so much more.
UCnet Smoking Resources
Smoking cessation resources for UCLA staff & faculty with UC-sponsored health plans.
As a land grant institution, the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).