Wellness Weekly, a Shareable Resource for Districts

In an effort to support the well-being of districts, educators, students and families, Heartland AEA is pleased to bring you, "Wellness Weekly," a weekly series dedicated to all things wellness and well-being.  

Check out the Wellness Weekly site every week for well-being resources, tips and fun and share with colleagues and families! 

This week features:  

• 7 Trustworthy Tips on How to Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy Right Now
 
• 8 Best Hikes to Experience in Iowa
 
• Funnies: Hello Summer!
 

We hope you've enjoyed and benefited from Wellness Weekly during this unpredictable time of working and learning from home and navigating living through a pandemic. This is our last Wellness Weekly of the 2019-20 academic year.

Our Mission 
To improve the learning outcomes and well-being of all children and youth by providing services and leadership in partnership with families, schools and communities.

Our Goals

• Increase learning growth for students
• Decrease the gap in achievement
• Increase annual graduation rates
• Increase gateways to post-secondary success

Research Shows Virus Undetectable on Five Highly Circulated Library Materials After Three Days

In the first phase of a project to disseminate and develop science-based information about how materials can be handled to mitigate exposure to staff and visitors, scientists have found that the virus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 is not detectable on five common library materials after three days.

The findings are part of the REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project designed to generate scientific information to support the handling of core museum, library, and archival materials as these institutions begin to resume operations and reopen to the public. The first phase of the research is focusing on commonly found and frequently handled materials, especially in U.S. public libraries.

Read more about the findings here and follow along with the REALM project here.