diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index cb38b85..a423202 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 function initGame(game, state) {
   state.info = {};
   state.info.time = 60 * 60 * 9;
+
+  state.player.stats = {};
+  state.player.stats.health = 100;
 }
 
 // TODO: format string this lol
@@ -24,3 +27,9 @@ function updateWorldInfo(state) {
 
   timeInfo.textContent = "Time: " + renderTime(state.info.time);
 }
+
+function updatePlayerInfo(state) {
+  const health = document.querySelector("#player-info-health");
+
+  health.textContent = "Health: " + state.player.stats.health;
+}
diff --git a/satiate.css b/satiate.css
index 0e46e30..a912d38 100644
--- a/satiate.css
+++ b/satiate.css
@@ -42,12 +42,17 @@ html, body {
   flex: 5;
 }
 
-#self-info {
+#player-info {
   margin: 10px;
   background: #222;
   flex: 5;
 }
 
+.info-header {
+  font-size: 36px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 #control-area {
   display: flex;
   min-height: 40%;
diff --git a/satiate.html b/satiate.html
index 5e3697f..c0842bf 100644
--- a/satiate.html
+++ b/satiate.html
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
         this is the menu, eventually
       </div>
       <div id="world-info">
-        this is world info
+        <div class="info-header" id="world-info-header">World</div>
         <div id="world-info-time">Time to get a watch!</div>
       </div>
-      <div id="self-info">
-        this is your own info
+      <div id="player-info">
+        <div class="info-header" id="player-info-header">Player</div>
+        <div id="player-info-health"></div>
       </div>
     </div>
     <div id="log">
-      this is the log
     </div>
     <div class="sidebar" id="area-info">
       <div id="area-name"></div>
diff --git a/satiate.js b/satiate.js
index fff45ec..aa2ba42 100644
--- a/satiate.js
+++ b/satiate.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function print(lines) {
 function refresh() {
   updateRoom(state);
   updateWorldInfo(state);
+  updatePlayerInfo(state);
 }
 
 // setup the game
diff --git a/world.js b/world.js
index 59bb76a..c37c6ed 100644
--- a/world.js
+++ b/world.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function moveToRoom(src, exit, dest, state) {
   state.world[dest].move(state.world[dest], state);
   state.player.location = dest;
 
-  updateRoom(state);
+  refresh();
 }
 
 function goToRoom(dest, state) {
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ function goToRoom(dest, state) {
   }
 
   state.player.location = dest;
-  updateRoom(state);
+  
+  refresh();
 }
 
 function updateRoom(state) {