Wellness Ambassadors Program

Learn about the Wellness Ambassador Program, created to form a health-minded work community here for all UC San Diego staff and faculty.

Wellness Ambassadors are

• staff and faculty at UC San Diego that are health-minded and focused on fostering wellness in their respective departments
• individuals that want to create a culture of health and wellness throughout UC San Diego
• key to providing health and wellness ideas to improve the Wellness Program at UC San Diego

Roles of a Wellness Ambassador

• providing feedback on proposed wellness events at UC San Diego
• sharing health, fitness and wellness programs with their department
• promoting and communicating all of the upcoming Thrive at UCSD events to employees in their departments such as UC Walks, and Maintain Don't Gain programs for faculty and staff
• participating in wellness programs and activities at UC San Diego

Benefits of becoming a Wellness Ambassador

• connecting with other health and wellness-minded colleagues and expanding your network of folks who also live a healthy lifestyle
• gaining information, materials, and tools in order to improve your own healthy lifestyle 
• providing a space to cultivate health and wellness within UC San Diego
• being instrumental in fostering a healthy culture in your department and in UC San Diego as a whole

Wellness Ambassador Responsibilities

Being a Wellness Ambassador is voluntary, but we do require a minimum of 1 hour per month commitment to become an ambassador. We ask that you let your supervisor know that you are a Wellness Ambassador and will need to commit to the minimum 1 hour per month requirement.

Ambassadors also need to attend quarterly lunchtime meetings that will be announced accordingly.

Sign up to be a Wellness Ambassador

Upcoming Meetings: