Category Archives: Human Health

Wellness Wednesday – Intellectual Wellbeing Tip: Listen. When you participate in active listening you are able to fully comprehend the information that is being given to you and you enhance your ability to learn effectively from others.

Wellness Wednesday – Financial Wellbeing Tip: Be discerning with your spending. Try to only purchase things you absolutely need, and when you can, buy used or on consignment. You will save money, and reduce waste. A win-win!

Wellness Wednesday – Environmental Wellbeing Tip: Make a personal commitment to recycle more, compost, or reduce consumption – whatever is feasible for you to do right now will give you a renewed sense of connectedness to the world you live in. Start with one thing so you don’t get overwhelmed and give up, then gradually add on.

Join AgriSafe for Protecting the Safety of Women in Ag Week (June 27-July 1)! Each day during this week AgriSafe will host a different safety and health topic dedicated to protecting women’s safety while working in agriculture!

Wellness Wednesday: Take a minute to familiarize yourself with AASV’s newly published Animal Depopulation Resiliency Debrief Tool and the accompanying interactive worksheet, developed in collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Strand. This is a five-item resiliency debrief tool that can be used by veterinarians and other animal-related professionals who are preparing for, participating in, and recovering from depopulation. This tool isn’t exclusive to swine and can be used in any animal depopulation event individually or within a team.

Wellness Wednesday – Social Wellbeing Tip: Introduce yourself to a neighbor or strike up a conversation with someone you meet at World Pork Expo! It may seem awkward and that’s okay, it’s real, honest human connection and there is no substitute for that!

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering free classes on mental health. As an agricultural advocate you can participate in stress assistance and suicide prevention education to prepare yourself to respond to a mental health or substance crises.

Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Speak to a neutral third-party individual, such as a therapist or life coach. An objective observer can illuminate your present circumstances in ways you are unable to see because you’re in them. You do not have to be presently distressed to benefit from talk therapy. Remember mental health is like physical health – some daily maintenance is key.

Wellness Wednesday – Creative Wellbeing Tip: Promote events for local theaters, museums, symphony, and choir performances; encourage patronage of school musicals, concerts, and art shows.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Find mental health awareness, wellness, and suicide prevention resources at aasv.org/Resources/Wellbeing. You can also hear AASV members share their stories in the Veterinary Wellbeing video, created for the AASV’s Golden Anniversary under the direction of AASV member Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller.