Administrative Practices — Campus community initiatives

Review People & Culture policies and practices through a well-being lens
Apply a well-being lens to Senate reviews
Review and address HR and collective-bargaining issues that affect campus well-being
Create a well-being policy lens to guide the review of all current and future Dalhousie policies
Embed health in all campus policies. Review, create, and coordinate campus policies and practices through a health, well-being, and sustainability lens to ensure every decision supports the flourishing of people, campus, community, and planet.

Create a part-time leadership role dedicated to employee wellness
Ensure that there are sufficient resources allocated for the implementation of the Okanagan Charter to support a strategic focus on campus health and well-being, with clear accountability structures to track implementation
Establish and resource a campus health and well-being entity, supported by an advisory board, to guide vision and strategy, align activities across campus, cultivate engagement, advance policies, identify monitoring and evaluation processes, to foster a healthy campus and a culture of well-being

Develop psychologically attuned communications when delivering distressing news to students (including information about support options)
Develop a resource like the Blue Folder (recognizing and responding to students in distress) for employee well-being scenarios
Create or re-orient campus services. Coordinate and design campus services that ensure equitable access, enhance health and well-being, optimise human and ecosystem potential, and foster a supportive organizational culture.

Ensure that there are in-person opportunities for staff team celebrations, including those who work remotely
Train staff about their duty to respond to colleagues' well-being concerns, including awareness of available support options
Ensure that diverse Student Health and Wellness professionals are recruited to reflect the student communities they serve

Articulate a comprehensive crisis-management and postvention plan that includes inclusive supports, clear role responsibilities, and structures for accountability
Develop and promote comprehensive crisis-response and postvention protocols that provide coordinated support during business hours, after-hours emergencies, and in the aftermath of critical incidents

Develop an actionable mental health literacy strategy that goes beyond providing services, through strong campus-wide and external partnerships and that equips everyone in the Dalhousie community with skills to live well and improve their health by creating environments that support them

Develop an inclusive digital and communication strategy that unifies a central repository of health and well-being resources, with clear pathways to access resources for all campus community members, with consideration for multilingual and multicultural populations, and including timely promotion of key supports during critical times of the year
Increase unit-level access to health, well-being, and campus climate data so academic and non-academic units can implement data-driven improvements

Ensure that the cultural diversity of students and employees aligns with the availability of services to meet their diverse needs
Launch inclusive help-seeking campaigns and expand EFAP services to promote support-seeking across all campus community members, especially those historically marginalized