Wellness

The Okanagan Charter

The University of Saskatchewan has made a formal commitment to healthy minds, bodies and lives in the adoption of the Okanagan Charter, a global health initiative that calls on post-secondary institutions to make a commitment to embed health in all aspects of campus culture and take the lead in actions that promote well-being both locally and globally.

In 2022 the Association of Faculties of Medicine in Canada (AFMC) established an AFMC Okanagan Collaborative with all 17 faculties of medicine signing onto the Charter. The collaborative works to share innovations and best practices that will infuse health into everyday operations, business practices and academic mandates. Translated into the realities of health care clinical & academic spaces the goal is to promote physical, psychological and cultural safety.