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The Wellness Model is a series of resources, programs, and opportunities that are designed to help promote and facilitate healthy lifestyles among the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ community. Programming is currently offered or under development in eight areas of wellness:

• Intellectual Wellness
  Be open-minded to new ideas and experiences that allow indivduals to to have a growth mindset to expand knowledge and skills.
• Spiritual Wellness
  Have a positive perception of the meaning and purpose of life individually or through involvement with spiritual communities.
• Financial Wellness
  Understand and manage your finances in a way that provides security, confidence, and options to support all aspects of your life now and in the future.
• Emotional Wellness
  Be self-aware, accept and manage your feelings, thoughts, and attitudes – focus on having self-esteem and being resilient.
• Physical Wellness
  Recognize the need for physical activity, sleep, and proper nutrition while being better informed about the use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. Choose a positive, respectful and safe approach to sexuality and relationships.
• Social Wellness
  Develop positive and nurturing relationships and have a sense of community and belonging.
• Occupational Wellness
  Prepare and make use of your skills and talents in order to gain purpose, happiness, and enrichment in all aspects of your life.
• Environmental Wellness
  Embrace a positive perception and care for the environment that one works and lives in and participate in activities that protect the environment.

Integrated Wellness Suite (Principles for Space Allocation)

• The University Health and Wellness Committee will oversee the allocation, operation and management of the Integrated Wellness Suite in accordance to the vision of the Health and Wellness Strategy.
• The Integrated Wellness Suite will be multi-functional and flexible relating to all aspects of the Health and Wellness principles.
• The Integrated Wellness Suite will include Incubator space, for new and development on current health and wellness initiatives
• The Integrated Wellness Suite will encourage a sense of openness, supportiveness, creating a sense of community within the suite. Collaborating of services and sharing of space will be encouraged.
• The Integrated Wellness Suite will provide programs and services accessible to Saint Mary’s students, employees and the community.
• Space allocations are available to internal and external health and wellness partner initiatives.
• Space allocations are not considered permanent and are subject to change. Projects time frames up to two years with a consideration for renewal.
• Initiatives, new and current expanding, have a funding source and model or are revenue generating. e.g. Financial Literacy
• One office will be allocated for short-term use (heart week, mental health week)