The committee is broken down into subcommittees with specific areas of focus. Subcommittees help us ensure that students are true partners in healthcare, and that student perspectives are included in every aspect of service delivery.
Time commitment
You will participate in a 1-2 hour meeting at the end of February 2021, and another 1-2 hour meeting near the end of the winter 2021 semester.
Subcommittees meet once a month during the academic term. Members are encouraged to attend as many subcommittee meetings as possible. The Health & Wellness Student Advisory Committee does not meet during the summer, but members are invited to continue their work on the committee during the fall 2021 academic term.
You may also find yourself working on tasks outside of official meeting hours. This could involve research, meeting with other campus stakeholders or helping out with a project. You will work with your individual subcommittee to find a plan that fits your schedule and capacity.
Subcommittees
You will be asked in your application to indicate the subcommittee you’re most interested in. Students and student staff are encouraged to organize and chair subcommittee meetings with support from a co-chair (a Health & Wellness staff member).
Mental Health Care Subcommittee
Health & Wellness offers a range of mental health services. We acknowledge that the process to access them can be intimidating or confusing. This subcommittee focuses on ensuring that students can access mental health services through Health & Wellness in the easiest and most efficient way.
Topics of discussion include:
Health and Wellness Programs Subcommittee
We have a wide range of programs and services at Health & Wellness. Student feedback is important as we continue to test and improve them. In this subcommittee, students share feedback on existing services and assist in the development of new projects.
Topics of discussion include:
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) Subcommittee
Ensuring that Health & Wellness programs and services meet Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) standards is a top priority. In this subcommittee, students provide guidance and feedback on how Health & Wellness can embed EDIA principles into all workshops, programs and services.
The topics of discussion include examining EDIA within Health & Wellness in relation to:
- Online environments
- Health care delivery
- Health promotion workshops and programs
- Communications
Communications Subcommittee
There is a lot of news at the University of Toronto and it can be difficult to get the word out about our programs and services to students. This subcommittee explores how to best reach students and get them the information they need so they can find support.
Topics of discussion include:
- Communication strategies to reach students
- Online education initiatives for students
- Bridging the knowledge-access gap to make sure students don’t just know about resources, they feel comfortable accessing them
Holistic Wellbeing Subcommittee
Student life can be stressful. You have to deal with academic stress, manage financial worries, and now have to navigate it all through a global pandemic. We want to hear about these stressors and talk about how Health & Wellness can help you respond to them.
Topics of discussion include:
- Tools and resources to build student resilience
- Programs and policy to help alleviate student stress
- Connecting to a network on campus for effective advocacy
