San Diego: Health and Wellness Lecture Series
Wellness Principles
Wellness is an active process
Wellness involves positive proactive choices that enhance mental, social and physical health.
Wellness is important to UC
Wellness is important because of its numerous and well-documented linkages to health and to personal, academic and professional success.
Wellness benefits all members of the University community
Wellness benefits students by increasing retention, decreasing absenteeism, and promoting academic and personal success.
Wellness benefits faculty, staff and retirees by reducing illness, enhancing work environments and optimizing personal and professional performance.
The University of California supports a culture of wellness through developing and supporting:
- Healthy policies
- Healthy work and academic environments
- Collaboration and participation of all members of the University community
- Healthy personal skills of members of the University community
- Reorientation of services to prevent disease/injury, promote health and encourage wellness