Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities

The Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities is a community outreach program that aims to improve activity levels and the overall health of community members.  We provide free physical activity and wellness programming to community members to prevent chronic illnesses associated with sedentary lifestyles.

The Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities is an initiative of the Laurier Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE), designed to connect undergraduate and graduate students to community organizations on and off campus. Building on the skills and enthusiasm of Laurier students, and catalysed by generous donations, the Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities is able to offer diverse programming for community members who may not have access to such programming otherwise. 

The Sun Life Centre for Healthy Communities was founded in 2016 by two Laurier professors, Kimberley Dawson and Pamela Bryden. Their goal was to share their departmental resources and educational experiences with the community in the shared objective of having more youth become physically active. By connecting their departmental resources and students with members of the community, it is the hope that the final outcome of improved health will benefit the Waterloo Region and Brantford communities.

We invite you to learn more about our various programs, how to get involved and what others say about our programs. We also invite you to take part in one of our interesting research initiatives.