Wellness Wednesday – Physical Wellbeing Tip: Get your influenza vaccine this week during National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), December 2-6, 2024. NIVW is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against influenza to be protected during the 2024-2025 season. Get an influenza vaccine […]
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Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday – Emotional Wellbeing Tip: Incorporate healthy animal interactions in your workplace. Maybe even a visit to the Aquarium of the Bay while in San Francisco at the 2025 AASV Annual Meeting! https://www.aquariumofthebay.org/
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday – Social Wellbeing Tip: Make clear and effective communication a priority in your workplace by emphasizing the importance of learning and respecting each team member’s individual communication style. Read about how participants in the AASV Early Career Development Program kicked off their program by learning to identify their own communication preferences, learning to […]
Upcoming Support Groups: Veterinary Hope Foundation
With a mission of supporting mental health, the Veterinary Hope Foundation offers small group sessions for veterinary professionals. These groups provide a community to share common experiences as well as resources and information specific to the profession. During the six-week program, support groups of eight people meet online each week. Affinity groups are offered based […]
Wellness Wednesday
#WellnessWednesday – Intellectual Wellbeing Tip: Learn a new skill! Explore a hobby that you’ve never tried before.
Wellness Wednesday
#WellnessWednesday – Physical Wellbeing Tip: Incentivize healthy habits by creating office-wide challenges around daily steps or water consumption.
Rural Mental Health Course Available
Free Online Course Helps Veterinarians, Ag Workers Look for Signs of Mental Health Issues Veterinarians and farm workers can learn about practical support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural areas through a new, free online course. The course, titled “Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America,” is offered through Cornell […]
Wellness Wednesday
#WellnessWednesday – Social Wellbeing Tip: Highlight an employee a week or month to give everyone the opportunity to share about themselves and get to know one another better.
Wellness Wednesday
#WellnessWednesday – Spiritual Wellbeing Tip: Cultivate a daily personal gratitude practice, either by journaling or talking about it with friends and loved ones.
Upcoming Support Groups: Veterinary Hope Foundation
With a mission of supporting mental health, the Veterinary Hope Foundation offers small group sessions for veterinary professionals. These groups provide a community to share common experiences as well as resources and information specific to the profession. During the six-week program, support groups of eight people meet online each week. Affinity groups are offered based […]