UBC's support for wellbeing can be found threaded throughout strategic plans, in research projects across diverse disciplines, and embedded through a broad range of programs, services and initiatives across the University.
We invite you to learn more about how our community members are supporting wellbeing on our campuses and encourage you to share and celebrate your own research, stories of success and wellbeing champions!
You may recognize Miranda Massie from the numerous workshops she delivers for faculty and staff as UBC HR’s Health Promotions Coordinator, or as the co-chair of Thrive. Here, Miranda talks about how she supports wellbeing— both on campus and off—and what she sees as UBC…
A new study provides the first reported data of mood and anxiety disorders among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians. The findings come from more than 220,000 Canadians who participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey between 2007 and 2012. The study found that gay and…
UBC President Santa Ono and Joe Gallagher, chief executive officer of the FNHA, announce a new chair to improve cancer outcomes and wellness among First Nations and Indigenous peoples. The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the University of British Columbia have created a faculty…
UBC, along with five other Canadian institutions are the first universities in the world to formally commit to health and wellbeing by signing the Okanagan Charter: An International Charter for Health Promoting Universities and Colleges. The University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University…