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The Well

well-being • empowerment • life • learning

The Well's Awards and Recognition

Recognitions

Recognition at the national, state, and campus level

Conference Presentations

Grants & Proposals

Projects & Initiatives

  • Dr. Selene Bobadilla of the UCR Department of Biochemistry, received funding through the UCR Research Seed Funding Program to develop the structure and blueprint for an online UCR Wellness HUB. In partnership with Dr. Bobadilla, Jesus Gomez Manzo and Heidy Roldan envision a centralized resource where students can find practical information about nutrition, healthy lifestyle habits, and existing campus wellness opportunities. Initial planning will bring together campus partners to identify student needs, outline the HUB’s structure, and develop a research plan to evaluate its impact.

  • The Well provides MPH students with applied public health experience through internships, mentorship, program planning, evaluation, health education, and campus engagement. The initiative helps students translate academic learning into practice while developing skills for careers in public health and higher education.

  • Welcome 2 Wellness is a Health, Well-being & Safety initiative led by The Well in partnership with Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services. The initiative introduces first-year students to essential health and well-being resources early in their UCR experience.

    Now entering its fourth year, the CNAS partnership includes peer-led presentations delivered directly by The Well, CAPS, and SHS peer health educators, along with resource navigation and follow-up engagement. The initiative has expanded to include CHASS, where The Well supports the student engagement component by providing CHASS Peer Leaders with wellness materials and an interactive HWS resource scavenger hunt.

  • Mental Health Allies is a campuswide gatekeeper-training initiative jointly led by The Well and Counseling and Psychological Services. The program prepares students, faculty, and staff to recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and connect students with appropriate mental health resources.

     

  • As part of UCR's commitment to the Okanagan Charter, Marisol Torres is serving as Co-Director for R'Healthy Campus  

  • The Well supports HWS’s micromobility safety work through student education, outreach, helmet distribution, and collaboration with Transportation Services, UCPD, and other campus partners. The initiative promotes safer use of bicycles, scooters, and other forms of sustainable transportation.

  • WellRide helps reduce transportation barriers by connecting students with rides to appointments at Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services. The initiative supports more equitable and timely access to campus health and mental health services.

  • The Well, in collaboration with UC Police and Safety, is leading efforts in providing access and education on Naloxone and fentanyl test strips in order to help prevent opioid overdose. The Well is taking a lead in Naloxone distribution efforts starting Fall 2023 and in community partnerships and education.

  • Several UCR divisions (Health Well-being Safety, Undergraduate Education, Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, ITS and more) are working together to strategize on the best way to support newly committed UCR students before they experience challenges by surveying students before arriving at UCR so that we can create more targeted (holistic) outreach and get a pulse on student trends (incoming) to be more responsive to their needs. It could also help us follow students – longitudinally – to assess our work's impact and collect measurable student success outcomes. 

  • In partnership with Basic Needs, Scotty’s Final Call provides students with real-time email notifications about available food following campus events and information about selected well-being opportunities. The initiative helps reduce food waste while connecting students with timely campus resources.

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