May 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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Asian Heritage Month
Find more resources and activities from the Government of Canada website to celebrate and promote awareness about Asian Heritage month.
World Maternal Mental Health Month
Maternal Mental Health Month is observed in May of every year. It’s the month to give importance and raise awareness to every mother’s mental health during and after pregnancy. Use these World Maternal Mental Health Month resources to get involved.
Lupus Awareness Month
Use these Lupus Awareness Month resources to help raise awareness for all those impacted by lupus.
World Asthma Day
May 6
World Asthma Day is an opportunity for Canadians with asthma to raise their voices and increase awareness with others. Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), World Asthma Day is held on the first Tuesday each May to raise awareness of asthma worldwide. Use these World Asthma Day resources to get involved.
Mental Health Week
May 13 - 19
Use the toolkit provided by the Canadian Mental Health Association and remind employees to pay attention to their energy levels as part of an overall mental health strategy.
Subscribe to our free Mental health awareness weekly emails and share them with every employee, to help them get a better understanding of mental health issues at work.
World Schizophrenia and Psychosis Day
May 24
World Schizophrenia Awareness Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the mental illness that affects over 20 million people worldwide. It was created to fight against stigma and to make it easier for people to seek different resources to get help.
World Multiple Sclerosis Day (MS)
May 30
World MS Day brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with everyone affected by multiple sclerosis (MS). World MS Day activities take place throughout the month of May and in early June. Use these World Multiple Sclerosis Day tools to get involved.
Featured workshop materials
Name, claim and reframe: Personal stress tools
These workshop materials and personal stress tools can help develop skills to identify and manage responses to everyday stressors.
Featured work-life balance tip
The wisdom of emotions
You can be positive and look on the bright side but don’t dismiss difficult emotions without first exploring what they might be telling you. All emotions, positive or negative, contain wisdom for our growth and development. Learn to tap into this knowledge by learning the functions of emotions
Featured team building activity
The function of emotions
This activity allows team members to examine different ranges of emotional responses and what functions they may serve.
