Vision and mission

To harness the power of research innovation for a healthy future for children and women.

WCHRI will foster the brightest minds to discover, innovate and ultimately transform the health of children and women through supporting research excellence.

We support our mission with the following operating principles (FACTTS):

• Facilitate research activities, build capacity, catalyze research innovation and excellence.
• Advocate for women’s, children’s and perinatal health research platforms, programs and policy, in Alberta, across Canada and beyond.
• Communicate research outcomes to partners, patients, community and government.
• Train the next generation of researchers.
• Translate knowledge to support evidence-informed practice and policy.
• Sustain operations through effective accountability, reporting and partner engagement.

We strive to achieve our operating principles (FACTTS) though a culture of:

• Gratitude: WCHRI is tremendously thankful to its members, partners, donors, patient participants, community partners, etc.; it is only through their passion, time, commitment and funding that WCHRI is able to fulfill its mandate.
• Celebration of diversity: WCHRI understands the value of diversity for generating knowledge that is of the highest quality and rigour. As such, we are committed to reducing structural barriers for researchers within the institution and supporting equitable research. We will also strive to enhance this diversity at WCHRI through equity and inclusion efforts so that we can support our members and the research they conduct in the best ways possible.
• Respectful relationships: WCHRI recognizes the value of creating respectful, trusting and mutually supportive relationships to increase research impact, support patients, foster interdisciplinary research, ensure staff/member contributions are valued, and help WCHRI staff love their work. WCHRI will work tirelessly to foster these relationships.
• Integrity: WCHRI operates on principles of fairness, mutual respect, transparency, and trust among members, partners and staff.
• Community engagement: As stewards of knowledge, WCHRI operates to serve the needs of the community and aims to establish partnerships with health agencies and policy makers with the objective of accelerating (or supporting) the process of research informing practice.
• Impact: WCHRI strives to support research that is meaningful and impactful; providing oversight and follow through onresearch investments as a leader in facilitating quality women’s and children’s health research and related translational activities.
• Collaboration and knowledge sharing: WCHRI believes in the value of collaboration and sharing of knowledge and resources as foundational for supporting innovative, transdisciplinary research and knowledge base in the areas of women and children’s health.