Well-being Month 2024 Recap
We hope you took some time to focus on your personal and professional well-being in August! Taking care of ourselves is a necessity to keeping our Promise, treating each other like family, and thriving at work and home. When we take time for ourselves, it’s easier to find the energy and motivation to show up as our best selves each day.
The goal of Well-being Month was to promote the importance of self-care and connect you to the programs, benefits, and resources to help you thrive at work and home.
Didn’t get a chance to participate in August? Here’s everything you need to know!
Well-being Month Highlights
Supporting you to thrive at work and home:
- Well-being Month 2024 Kick-off: Video messages from Rick W. Merrill, President & CEO, and Kristin Burrow, Chaplain of Well-being, on the importance of taking care of ourselves plus links to self-care resources
- Well-being Month 2024 Update: Video message from Melodie Davis & Lisa Farmer, Nursing Clinical Directors, on the Power of Connection and how teamwork and peer connection can boost your well-being plus tips on how to build connection with colleagues and friends
- Well-Bingo – Click here for winners
- Beat the Heat Treat - Click here to see photos from event
- Visit Healthy Me learn about all the programs Cook Children’s offers to support your well-being.
- Sign up for the Virgin Pulse app to take part in fun fitness challenges, earn points for rewards and keep track of important health and wellness goals.
- Visit ULearn to sign up for upcoming self-care classes: Vitamin B (mindfulness), Vitamin Z (sleep) and Health & Stress Management
- Well-being Insights for Leaders – Click here to see the month’s posts on our Leadership Coaching CookNet page.
- Ways to connect at Cook Children’s: Did you know that connections with colleagues can support a positive work environment and boost your well-being?
Here are a number of ways to connect with your colleagues. Click the links to learn more.
Cook Children’s Cycling Crew: Join the Cycling Crew for weekly rides with cyclists of all experience levels. Their page has more information on future rides, charity rides and how to get the “official” Cook Children’s cycling jersey.
Employee Cares Champion: Partner with the Foundation and your colleagues to support giving initiatives that fund special programs and innovative projects benefiting our patients and families.
Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s): Make connections and build community through an employee resource group. Cook Children’s has four ERG groups – visit this page to learn more about each.
Blue Castle Collaborators – Toastmasters Group: Gain communication and leadership skills in a nurturing environment with your coworkers at bi-monthly virtual meetings.
Employee Volunteers: Learn about ways to connect with patients, families and colleagues through meaningful volunteer opportunities at Cook Children’s.
Patient Experience Champions (PECS): PECS work together as a group and with their teams to elevate the patient experience at Cook Children’s.
Zero Harm Coaches: Join coworkers who are passionate about continuous learning and educating their peers on safety and quality best practices.
Walking Groups: Meet up at the Wellness Zone on the Fort Worth campus to connect with coworkers while getting some exercise and fresh air. Options: Tuesday and Friday at 7 a.m.; daily at 10:30 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. The walks are approximately 30 minutes long. Not on the Fort Worth campus? Start a walking group at your location!
Virtual Energy Breaks: Join your colleagues for a virtual break to add 10 minutes of movement to your day! Email wellnesszone@cookchildrens.org to get the Zoom invitation to add to your calendar. Virtual energy breaks are scheduled Monday through Friday with morning and afternoon options.
eCards: Send an eCard to a colleague to recognize their work or to let them know you’re thinking about them. There are ten different categories and more than 40 cards to choose from including “happy birthday”, “congrats”, “thank you” and “welcome”.
That’s a wrap for this year’s Well-being Month! Have an idea for an activity or topic to cover in next year’s Well-being Month August 2025? Email teamexperience@cookchildrens.org.