Category Archives: Human Health

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.

Iowa State University Extension has recently produced two farm stress publications.

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.

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.

Merck Animal Health released findings of its comprehensive study conducted in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) examining the wellbeing and mental health of U.S. veterinarians.

Wellness Wednesday – Financial Wellbeing Tip: Give employees the opportunity to put a portion of their paychecks into an emergency savings fund that is more easily accessible if the need arises.

Wellness Wednesday – Physical Wellbeing Tip: Get your influenza vaccine this week during National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 5-11, 2021. NIVW is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu to be protected during the 2021-2022 season. Make sure you get a flu vaccine to protect yourself, your loved ones, and the pigs you care for this flu season. Did you know you can get an influenza vaccine and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time?

Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Make a list of people or things that restore energy in you and those that deplete your energy. Be discerning about what can stay and what must go-and then actually let them go.

Tis the season – influenza season. The CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months receive an influenza vaccine each year, preferably by the end of October. But even if you haven’t done so yet, it’s not too late to protect yourself, your family, your community, and the pigs you care for by getting vaccinated today! Did you know you can get an influenza vaccine and a COVID-19 vaccine at the same time? Whether you’re in for a booster or need your first dose, it is safe to receive vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza at the same time.

This 2.5 hour workshop examines the unique behavioral health issues and needs of people engaged in agriculture, their families and their often underserved rural communities. The presenters will engage the participants in the discussion of principles and the practice of therapeutic tactics that benefit farmers, ranchers, farm workers, and anyone else involved in agriculture.