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Supporting health

Sun Life Financial has a long-standing focus on proactive and preventive health and wellness programs that help build stronger, healthier communities.

TEAM UP AGAINST DIABETES

Since we announced our commitment to diabetes in 2012, we’ve focused our support on diabetes awareness, prevention, care and research, with over $22 million committed to date. Diabetes or prediabetes currently affects 1 in 3 Canadians. The good news: In many cases the disease can be prevented, and that’s why Sun Life is committed to slowing the advance of diabetes and its related complications by aiming to improve the health and wellness of our clients, employees and the community.

More about our commitment to diabetes

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Other health donations in action:

IWK Health Centre Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide

Dr. Stanley Kutcher, the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health (a collaboration between Sun Life, Dalhousie University, IWK Health Centre and the community in Halifax, Canada), developed the High School Curriculum Guide in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association. This guide consists of a teacher self-study module and 6 modules designed to be implemented by educators in their classroom programming. These modules cover key areas designed to help students become better-informed about mental health.

Canadian Red Cross

Recently, Sun Life donated $100,000 to support Ebola relief efforts for those affected by the deadly virus in West Africa. We channeled our support through the Sun Life Financial International Response Fund at the Canadian Red Cross, which helps provide emergency relief to large-scale international crises. Our support in West Africa included building a treatment centre, mobilizing aid workers, caring for the deceased so families could safely bury them, monitoring for infection to help prevent the spread of the virus and helping to educate those in affected areas.

Apply for funding:

To apply for funding, read our Philanthropy Program Guidelines.