Category Archives: Human Health

Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Provide positive reinforcement and encouragement when a team member prioritizes healthy boundary setting between home and work.

Wellness Wednesday – Creative Wellbeing Tip: Learn from others – study the people who do what you want to do very well, including people not in your field.

Government and private veterinarians have already been assisting in several states across the country. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had, as of March 3, deployed 200 employees, including veterinary medical officers and animal health technicians, to help with the COVID-19 vaccine delivery effort. Other USDA agencies also had dispatched 28 veterinarians to assist. Several states have also begun to include private veterinarians in their vaccination delivery plans. Private veterinarians in these states have volunteered in various roles, from helping with screening to administering vaccines.[Source: JAVMA News 16 March 2021, by Katie Burns]

Makenzie Peterson, AAVMC Director for Wellbeing, and Dr. Jen Brandt, AVMA Director of Member Wellness and Inclusion Initiatives, will present a webinar on “Suicide Prevention and Mental Health” on Thursday, March 18 from 12 – 2 p.m. Central Time. [Source: AAVMC and AVMA]

This has been a difficult year for many, and in the past week we have heard reports of veterinary colleagues who have died by suicide. Mental health concerns are complex and multi-faceted, and although we may not fully understand what an individual is experiencing, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) know that our profession can work to offer hope and help save lives. There are supports and resources available for those personally struggling–and for those searching for a way to best support a colleague or loved one who is struggling. Read the AVMA/AAVMC statement on mental health and suicide in the veterinary profession. [Source: AVMA 8 March 2021]

Wellness Wednesday – Environmental Wellbeing Tip: Incorporate live plants into and near your workplace when possible.

Wellness Wednesday – Intellectual Wellbeing Tip: Pick up a new language or brush up on the Spanish or French you took in high school. Apps like Duolingo make it fun and easy to dabble in language-learning

In collaboration with Colorado State University, Merck Animal Health is conducting a study about swine depopulation and veterinarians. We ask that every swine veterinarian, whether or not you were involved in a depopulation event, participate in this survey. Click here for the survey.

Wellness Wednesday – Financial Wellbeing Tip: To the extent that you are able, put some money away in a savings, retirement, health savings, or college savings account.

In collaboration with Colorado State University, Merck Animal Health is conducting a study about swine depopulation and veterinarians. We ask that every swine veterinarian, whether or not you were involved in a depopulation event, participate in this survey by December 31st. Click here for the survey.