Wellness Champions

Created in 2021, the UCSF Wellness Champion program is designed to bring together UCSF community members passionate about wellness and spreading well-being across the university. The Wellness Champions support the well-being efforts of the UCSF HR Wellness team and serve as departmental leaders in championing wellness within their units. The role of the Wellness Champions is essential to creating a culture of wellness at UCSF.

• Promote a culture of wellness at UCSF
• Communicate and promote upcoming wellness programs, activities and available resources
• Develop and promote departmental engagement in wellness initiatives
• Identify ideas around improving well-being
• Serve for one year and attend quarterly Wellness Champion meetings

• Opportunity to apply for funding for a wellness champion mini-grant
• Recognition as a UCSF Wellness Champion
• First notification of new programs and offerings
• Connection with well-being efforts at UCSF and expanding your network of fellow wellness enthusiasts
• Quarterly training sessions

• Voluntary role to help drive employee participation and engagement in health and wellness-related activities
• Average time commitment is one hour per month.
• Supervisor approval is required.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Wellness Champion. We accept applications throughout the year for employees interested in becoming Wellness Champions. Applications for new Champions are reviewed at the start of each quarter. Upon completion of the application and acceptance into the program, new Champions will attend an informational onboarding session. Once onboarded, Champions will be able to attend quarterly meetings, social gatherings, and reap the full benefits of the Wellness Champion Program.

Open the application

New Wellness Champions can onboard every quarter. 

FY 2026 onboarding dates:

• Fall: Oct. 3, 2025
• Winter: Jan. 8, 2026
• Spring: April 2, 2026

View the roster of active Wellness Champions here!