Make social connection a priority No matter how much time you devote to improving your mental and emotional health, you will still need the company of others to feel and function at your best. Humans are social creatures with emotional needs for relationships and positive connections to others. We’re not meant to survive, let alone thrive, in isolation. Our social brains crave companionship—even when experience has made us shy and distrustful of others.

COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data.

Take Time to Recharge To avoid the negative effects of chronic stress and burnout, we need time to replenish and return to our pre-stress level of functioning. This recovery process requires “switching off” from work by having periods of time when you are neither engaging in work-related activities...

SAVE MORE- WASTE LESS! Want to live a more sustainable life but think it requires too much effort or just don’t know where to start? Here’s a sampling of Consumer Reports simple steps you can take to be more green and save a bit of money. CUT BACK ON FOOD WASTE Adopt a “FIFO” rule - first in, first...