Category Archives: Human Health

Wellness Wednesday – Social Wellbeing Tip: Schedule quality time face-to-face with family and friends. Make it as important as a work meeting or other professional obligations.

Wellness Wednesday – Physical Wellbeing Tip: Batch-cook for the week so you have guaranteed balanced complete meals prepped for each day. It’ll save you time throughout the week and it will eliminate the temptation to get take-out or hit the vending machine.

Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Choose to be kind to yourself. If you engage in harsh inner dialogue, ask yourself if you’d speak to a beloved friend or family member the same way. Use that standard as a guide when you find yourself being less than kind and begin to challenge the negative self-talk. Is that highly critical voice saying things that are actually 100% true?

Wellness Wednesday – Financial Wellbeing Tip: Use savings apps like Groupon or local coupon books to lighten the financial burden of certain purchases and activities. Bonus points if these coupons lead you to patronize local businesses!

Wellness Wednesday – Intellectual Wellbeing Tip: Create “Fun Facts” flyers that rotate weekly or monthly and hang them on the back of bathroom stall doors or in the break room. Have a submission box available for team members to contribute their own.

The total count of human infections in the United States with a flu virus that usually spreads in pigs is now five this year.

Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Notice when you get hung up on things that are outside your control. If you’re feeling helpless, focus on the one thing that can be done right now and nothing more.

Wellness Wednesday – Physical Wellbeing Tip: Be supportive of a team member that adjusts their schedule to make it possible to exercise or to schedule a medical appointment.

Wellness Wednesday – Occupational Wellbeing Tip: Be honest with yourself about your level of passion towards and investment in your work. Do you have a sense of purpose? Is your work meaningful and fulfilling? If it used to be and now it’s not, investigate what has changed and possibly how your wellbeing (in all areas) might be affecting it and your interactions with others.

Wellness Wednesday – Occupational Wellbeing Tip: As much as possible, allow members of the team to be involved in scheduling and organizing the workload. Many things are out of our control in veterinary medicine, and taking part in things that are within our control will reduce stress and improve wellbeing for all parties involved.