The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Envisioned  and  Supported  by     Jane  and  Terry  Semel

    Healthy  Campus  Ini:a:ve    

  Choice  the  Easy  Choice”   “Make  the  Healthy    

  As  Chancellor     Block  said  in  honor  of  

UCLA  going  smoke  free  on  Earth  Day   last  spring:   “In  order  to  take  care  of  the  Earth,     we  must  take  care  of  ourselves.”  

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What  are  the  Healthy  Campus   Ini:a:ve  Core  Values?   High  level  wellness     Personal   responsibility   Diversity  

•  maximizing  the  poten:al  of  individuals  

•  freedom  and  autonomy   •  social  groups  define  health  differently;   however  they  define  it  is  “right”  

Equity  

•  strive  to  reduce  health  dispari:es  as  much  as   possible  

Integra9ve  

•  Body,  mind  and  spirit  are  mutually  influencing   and  emerge  in  a  communal  context    

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Organiza9ons  &  Ins9tu9ons   Community/Neighborhood  

Media

Law

Insurers

Friends/Family  

Coworkers Public Parks

Health Care Providers

       

Community leaders

Friends

Individual  

Child Care Workers

Neighbors

Hospitals Family Culture

Family

Employers Public Education

Farmers

Professional Education

Popular Culture

In  order  to  Eat  Well  We  Aim  to:   Educate  

• Future  and  Current  Leaders  in  our   community.  

Support  

• Healthful  living:  making  the  “healthy  choice   the  easy  choice”  

Inspire  

• Our  graduates  who  will  lead  us  in  the  future   to  Eat  Well.  

Grow  

• Thema:c  gardens  campus  wide  to  bring  us   back  to  our  roots.  

Integrate  

• Mindwell,  Bewell,  Movewell,  Breathwell   5  

Grow  &  Inspire:  UCLA  Hospital  System     Medicinal  G  arden  Planted  

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Educate:  Louise  M.  Darling  Biomedical   Library   The UCLA Medicinal Herb Garden

Wu Wei (Schisandra chinensis) According to traditional Chinese medicine, Schisandra fruit tonifies kidneys, alleviates diarrhea, inhibits sweating, generates fluids, and quiets the spirit.

Ginseng (Panax ginseng) The use of ginseng (人参) is well over two thousand years old in Chinese medicine. Ginseng contains ginsenosides. The amount of ginsenosides in ginseng depends on how the plant was cultivated and the age of the root. Wild ginseng is rare and commands the highest prices on the market. Red Panax ginseng is the most popular form of ginseng and it is usually packaged as a liquid or tea. Ginseng comes in two kinds, red and white. The color of the ginseng depends on how it is processed. White ginseng is unprocessed and dries naturally. Red ginseng is processed with steam and is believed to be more effective.

Ginkgo (Gingko biloba) Gingko is an ancient tree; fossil remains from the Permian era, 250 million years ago have been found. Apart from being a manifestation of the sacred concept of yin and yang, the tree was primarily a symbol of longevity and vitality. Recent studies have explored the use of gingko as an anti-inflammatory and in treating autoimmune disorders.

Bamboo

Shennong, the “Divine Farmer”

The UCLA Medicinal Herb Garden The use of plants in treating disease has evolved alongside the study of medicine. Each culture, and generations within these cultures, have benefitted from new discoveries and ancient wisdom. In the past, hospitals, medical schools, and other educational institutions have had gardens from which they could study various health-giving plant properties. Many modern medicines are derived from plants. Our goal is to increase awareness of the historic role these beautiful plants play in health. The UCLA Medicinal Garden is part of the Healthy Campus Initiative. We will create several beds containing plants that are historically and currently in use in many different cultures, especially those well-represented in Los Angeles.

Where Are We? Behind the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, Ca., 90095

Maidenhair Fern from “A Curious Herbal” by Elizabeth Blackwell, 1737 edition

Gingko, from the “Flora Japonica” by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866), 1976 edition

The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative

Special Thanks to History & Special Collections for the Sciences, UCLA Library and Special Collections for the art and illustrations.

Used to treat fever. Contains acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) and flavenoids.

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Educate  &  Inspire:  School  of  the  Arts  &  Architecture  Fiat  Lux    

 

Nourishing  Emo.onal  Health  through  Crea.ve  Process

 

MSGoldstein  

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Support: make the healthy  choice  the  easy  choice   Bruin-Plate

Research:  UCLA  Vending  Machine   Evalua:on   UCLA ENCOURAGES YOU TO EAT WELL Healthy Campus Initiative Vending Pick For more information, please visit: www.healthy.ucla.edu

In  Summary,  To  Eat  Well,  We   Educate   Support   Inspire   Grow   Integrate  

 

With  realiza.on  of  one’s  own  poten.al  and   self  confidence  in  one’s  ability,  one  can   build  a  beCer  world.  Dalai  Lama  

       Dalai  Lama  

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