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Mission, Vision, Goals

 

Mission

The Center for Health and Community Partnerships is an interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence dedicated to linking Douglas College programs with community agencies and the communities we serve.  Our partnerships are committed to, and engaged in, best practices of health promotion and facilitating healthy communities through scholarly activities, curriculum development, community-based service and applied learning experiences.

 

Vision

We will be a recognized leader and exemplar of community partnerships and action as evidenced by effective collaborative programs and services that promote healthy citizens and healthy communities that are served by Douglas College.

 

Goals

  1. To foster healthy citizens and communities in the areas served by Douglas College through collaborative community partnerships that support service-leaning and scholarly activities of students, faculty and community agency personnel.  
  2. To assist students, faculty and agencies to link resources related to community service- learning and  scholarly activity opportunities, including community-based research initiatives.
  3. To provide health promotion resources and engage faculty, students and the community in a range of health promotion activities.
  4. To serve as a resource, coordinating and administrative centre for funding initiatives that support the Centre and its projects.
  5. To promote a collaborative, interdisciplinary service-learning and scholarly activity environment.
  6. To provide a means for students to achieve Douglas College Academic Signature elements such as Citizenship - social responsibility and teamwork.