Our Vision

Algonquin College can support the achievement of improved health outcomes by serving our community through onsite learning enterprises such as dental, massage and physiotherapy clinics; accelerating health innovation to the marketplace through applied research; and by creating authentic practice environments where students simulate care, such as a smart apartment.

Our mission is to “Help Canadians Live Healthier Lives”.

Our vision is to be a model community-integrated learning and innovation hub addressing the skills and capacity need of health, wellness and long term care.

An integrated community health hub brings together students, staff and the community to learn to support healthy habits and change behaviour. We wish to instill personal ownership for health through our promotion and prevention programs. For example, on-site dietary counselling with our culinary students; fitness counselling with personal trainers; flu clinics managed by nursing students work to collectively achieve healthy outcomes.

Creation of realistic home settings onsite such as the Smart Apartment, allows opportunity for beta-testing on digital health innovation, enhances interprofessional collaboration across disciplines such as the construction trades and health to plan for future healthy communities.

Simulated specialty areas such as isolation and emergency bays will enhance our ability to respond to changing events in our community – most recently evidenced by the Ebola crisis.