January Workplace Wellness Program Ideas
Many organizations provide free and credible resources to help you plan workplace wellness activities. We have highlighted some of them here, including our own, to help you develop and deliver a cost-effective program for your employees.
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Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Brain booster activities, slide shows, brochures, and videos are available through the Alzheimer Society of Canada.They also provide ways to get involved through donating, fundraising, volunteering and more.
Bell Let’s Talk
January 24
Bell Let’s Talk Day is an initiative dedicated to fighting stigma, improving access to care, supporting world-class research and leading by example in workplace mental health. On Bell Let’s talk Day, promote conversation surrounding mental health and mental illness in your organization by using Bell’s free toolkit or participate by sharing and participating on social media, or calling and texting using the Bell network.
Featured workshop materials
Putting Balance on the agenda: Creating awareness
Learn how to facilitate a team discussion to address and improve balance in the workplace. This resource includes a guide and slides to help you get started.
Featured work-life balance tip
Accept help
You don’t have to balance work and life alone. Ask for help, and accept help when it is offered. Talking through your challenges with someone else can immediately relieve some of your stress. Whether you are an independent professional or an employee, read the Accepting help section in the Independent professionals article.
Featured team building activity
Emotional triggers
This activity helps us understand our own emotional triggers in order to choose an effective response rather than react to the emotion.
