Healthy Campuses + Community Wellness
At the º£½ÇÉçÇø, ours is a community of support that inspires the change makers, community builders, and society shapers who lead the solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Supporting the community at large starts with supporting the health and wellness of our students, faculty, and staff.
A Health-Promoting University
Living well allows us to inspire the communities that we serve. We lead by example, by embedding health and wellness initiatives into all that we do. As a member of the Okanagan Charter: An International Charter for Health Promoting University and Colleges, we aim to:
- To embed health into all aspects of campus culture, across the administration, operations and academic mandates.
- To lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.
Healthy University Strategic Plan
Universities can have a significant impact on individual and community health through factors including environmental design, social opportunities, workplace culture, policies and procedures, curriculum design, and health services. With this in mind, the º£½ÇÉçÇø has developed a Healthy University Strategic Plan (HUSP) to help coordinate our community's collective efforts to successfully support the health of our students, faculty, and staff.
Read the Healthy University Strategic PlanAreas of Focus
Mental Health
Like physical health, individual attributes, environmental and social conditions contribute to the mental health of an individual and there may be many dimensions of health (emotional, spiritual, intellectual) that may contribute to mental health.
Physical Health
Physical Health is a function of factors such as fitness, nutrition, use of drugs or alcohol, access to medical care, and quality of sleep. Developing an environment where healthy choices are the easy choices can contribute to the overall physical health of a population.
Social Health
To obtain and maintain social health, individuals need connection with other people and with the social systems that affect their lives. Social health demands equity, inclusion, participation in decision-making processes, and opportunities for involvement in the functions of the society.
