The importance of wellbeing at the County of Mendocino is more important than ever given the current circumstances.  We will all benefit immensely by continuing to put a strong focus on our overall well-being - not just physically, but emotionally, financially, and mentally during these challenging times.

This webpage is designed to provide resources to help you focus on your wellbeing as we all continue to fight COVID-19.

Important Phone Numbers At-a-Glance

Employee Assistance Program

As the Coronavirus disease spreads, and media coverage continues to escalate, many people may find themselves feeling anxious about the uncertainty of what is happening.  The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a FREE confidential counseling and referral service that can help you and your family (on or off the health plan) successfully deal with life's challenges.  If you find that you are having difficulty managing stress, help is available.  EAP can also help with things like depression, relationship problems, job or work stress, parenting, alcohol and drugs, legal issues, and financial concerns.  Magellan Health is here to provide you compassionate and caring support and help build your resilience so you can move forward with peace of mind. Call 1-800-523-5668 or click here for more information.

• EAP Telehealth Information

Virgin Pulse Health Coaching

A phone call with a credentialed expert on health and wellbeing can be helpful during this time of uncertainty. Your coach is a health expert. The kind of expert everyone wishes they could talk to, and who is 100% focused on you. Have a health concern that's new to you or impacts your daily wellbeing? They are only a phone call away. During a one-on-one, confidential session, your coach can help you create profound change, make better decisions, and become your best self in health and life. Topics include:

• stress management
• anxiety/depression
• insomnia
• substance abuse (including free nicotine replacement therapy)
• weight management
• nutrition
• physical activity
• and many other areas to help manage health conditions and overall wellbeing. 

Call 1-888-671-9395 to sign up or Click here for more information.

Virgin Pulse Self-Paced "Journey" Programs

The "Journeys" within our Virgin Pulse program offers a digital, self-guided coaching experience on a variety of lifestyle and health topics.  Fear, worry, and stress are normal responses to perceived or real threats, and at times when we are faced with uncertainty or the unknown. "Journeys" programs are available to help you create ways to overcome these feelings such as: 

• Beat the Blues Journey
• Dial Back the Drinking Journey
• Build a Solid Routine Journey
• Stress Management Journeys (5 options for you to choose from)
• Sleep Journeys (5 options for you to choose from)

To get started, log-in or create a new account on the VirginPulse website. In your menu toolbar, select "Health" and then "Journeys".

Virgin Pulse Friends & Family - It's Better Together

Humans are social beings, and the social distancing that is necessary to fight coronavirus is hard on everyone. The forced change in social behavior and the resulting isolation can affect everyone's physical and mental health in many ways. Now more than ever, its important to maintain your social network, accountability and well-being during these uncertain times (even if it is virtually).  New for 2020 on the Virgin Pulse platform, now you can invite up to 10 friends and family to join Virgin Pulse (outside of our organization) to build your support network. Your invitees can create challenges, compare stats, track healthy habits, participate in healthy habit challenges and more.  You can even create groups around common interests like biking, recipe sharing, or a lunchtime walking club.  

To add Friends, follow these steps:

1. Log into your account on the Virgin Pulse member website.
2. Hover over “Friends” in the top-navigation menu. In the drop-down menu that appears, select “My Friends”.  Select "Add Friends".  When the popup appears: select "Friends outside Your company"

Create Healthy Habits on Virgin Pulse

Small steps lead to big changes. Our new Virgin Pulse wellness website will help you make small, everyday changes to your wellbeing that are focused on the areas you want to improve most.  Healthy Habit trackers are bite-sized ways to build a healthy routine and improve your wellbeing.  These healthy habits will help you maintain your wellness even during a pandemic.   You can select from almost 400 trackers on Virgin Pulse that will help you create healthy habits.  Click here to browse the various habits you can choose from.

Library Resources

Your energy levels can be influenced by so many different things. Stress levels, the foods you eat, physical activity, etc.  Use this time to learn something new, work on your stress reduction, practice mindful eating, improve your relationships with emotional intelligence.  Visit the Wellness Lending Library webpage to check out your resource.  Once reserved, your resource will be sent to you via interoffice mail. With over 700 resources to choose from, there is something for everyone!

EAP COVID-19 Videos and Recorded Webinars

• How to Build Resilience and Adaptive Skills During the Pandemic
• Managing Anxiety and Worry During Uncertain Times
• Strategies to Navigate Stress and Build Resilience During COVID-19
• The Loss of Normalcy: Coping with Grief and Uncertainty During COVID-19
• Financial Best Practices in Uncertain Times
• Financial Impacts of COVID-19

COVID-19 Tip Sheets

 COVID-19 Manager/Supervisor Resources