UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind is dedicated to supporting physical education in a hands-on, holistic approach. To assist our community, we have compiled physical education, health, nutrition and wellness related resources that support the whole child.
Physical education provides a unique opportunity for children and adolescents to develop healthy behaviors necessary for human development. Regular exercise can help prevent illnesses and diseases, reduce stress, anxiety and depression and improve academic outcomes. PE teaches much more than how to throw and catch a ball. It teaches social and team building skills, conflict resolution, self-regulation, builds confidence and self-esteem and best of all, its fun! Explore below for a multitude of offerings.
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital offers many healthy tips for parents for all stages of development. Topics include dealing with picky eaters, how to help your child build friendships, learning the early signs of asthma, how to help your children live a healthy life, and so much more!
Consejos de Salus para los Padres
A UCLA Health department with resources including workout videos, recipes, and other help topics centered on exercise and wellbeing.
UCLA Health Sports Performance
UCLA Health Back to School is a guide for grown-ups to navigate school reopening's in the time of COVID-19.
UCLA Health Back to School Guide
The Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is a partner of the Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology within the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.
The mission of the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) is to disseminate mindful awareness across the lifespan through education and research.
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
American Heart Association has put together an all new page of resources specific to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children, families, and communities affected by mental illness and learning disabilities.
The Partnership for a Healthier America is a nonprofit created in conjunction with - but separate from - First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to combat childhood obesity. PHA works with the public, private and nonprofit sector to broker commitments and develop strategies to address the epidemic.
The Partnership for a Healthier Generation
Action for Healthy Kids is a nationwide grassroots network mobilizing school professionals, families and communities to take actions that support the health of the whole child.
The NFL PLAY 60 campaign is designed to tackle childhood obesity by getting kids active through in-school, afterschool and team-based programs, online child-targeted outreach on NFLRUSH.com, and many partnerships with like-minded organizations.
The children and adolescent Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator helps parents and educators determine whether their child is at a healthy weight, is underweight, overweight, or obese. Body fat changes with age and is determined by height, weight and gender.