| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.26 |
| Liaison | Karen Oberer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 17, 2024 |
McGill University
PA-14: Wellness Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.75 / 1.00 |
Does the institution have a wellness program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all students?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all academic staff?:
Does the institution have a wellness and/or employee assistance program that makes counseling, referral, and wellbeing services available to all non-academic staff?:
A brief description of the institution’s wellness and/or employee assistance program(s):
McGill Student Wellness Hub
"The Student Wellness Hub provides a range of health services to support students' physical and mental health with a focus on awareness, prevention, and early intervention. The Student Wellness Hub has a variety of clinicians that provide one-on-one appointments and therapy groups. Our Healthy Living Annex focuses on health promotion and offers peer support programs for both our Macdonald and downtown campuses. The Hub operates with a Collaborative Care approach based on a model that’s been endorsed by a long list of Canadian and American psychological and psychiatric associations. You can follow us on Facebook or Instagram @HealthierMcGill for up-to-date information on Hub services, evidence-based psychology infographics and videos, online wellness forums, and upcoming event information.
"The Collaborative Care Model: At its core, Collaborative Care is about creating a flexible, holistic model of care informed by mental health research. Students coming through the Hub will be connected to the most effective resources to improve their well-being, whether that be therapy, off-campus resources, peer support and more. It also aims to empower students to be in control of their own wellness."
Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/wellness-hub/about-hub/who-we-are
McGill HR Health and Well-being Program
The McGill Human Resources Health & Well-Being Program team is actively involved in promoting and encouraging employee health and well-being by offering employees events and challenges focused on a variety of health related topics, information, tips and links to health and wellness resources.
https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/health-well-being
Employee and Family Assistance program - EFAP
The Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) is a free and confidential service offering short-term counselling and referral services to help employees and their family find solutions for a wide range of life’s challenges. Caring professionals can help employees and their family access support related to mental health, relationships, finances, fitness and physical health, children and elder care and legal support services.
https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/employee-and-family-assistance-program-efap
Staff Fitness Program
McGill has extensive athletics facilities and programs at both its downtown and Macdonald campuses with exciting intercollegiate games, state of the art sports complexes, and sport medicine clinics.
Through the staff fitness program, a full-time regular staff member can take part in a 13-week fitness course for $20. Sessions are offered twice per week over the lunch break and last 45 minutes. Each semester, 16 finesses courses offered downtown and 3 courses are offered at the Macdonald campus.
https://recreation.mcgill.ca/staff-programming
Does the institution prohibit smoking within all occupied buildings owned or leased by the institution?:
Does the institution restrict outdoor smoking?:
Does the institution prohibit smoking and tobacco use across the entire campus?:
A copy of the institution's smoke-free policy:
The institution’s smoke-free policy:
See attached.
Website URL where information about the institution’s wellness programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Wellness for faculty and staff falls under Human Resources; for students under Student Services.
Websites:
McGill Student Wellness Hub: https://mcgill.ca/wellness-hub/
My Healthy Workplace: https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/health-well-being
Wellness for faculty and staff falls under Human Resources; for students under Student Services.
Websites:
McGill Student Wellness Hub: https://mcgill.ca/wellness-hub/
My Healthy Workplace: https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/benefits/health-well-being
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