November 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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Movember
Dedicate the month of November to men’s health. Movember focuses on prostate and testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. One simple activity is to encourage staff to grow a moustache in November. You could ask for before and after photos and post them on the wall with information about men’s health. The Movember website also has a section dedicated to workplace activities with ideas for fundraising and events.
International Stress Awareness Week
November 2 - 8
International Stress Awareness Week brings focus to stress management and campaigning against the stigma associated with stress and mental health issues. It was created in 2018 to raise awareness about stress prevention. You don’t have to wait for this week to use these great resources:
World Diabetes Day
November 14
The International Diabetes Foundation provides World Diabetes Day resources, such as social media images, infographics, posters and web banners and recommend activities in their free toolkit.
The Mayo Clinic shares that preventing some types of diabetes can be as basic as eating healthier, becoming more physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight.
National Addictions Awareness Week
November 24 - 30
National addictions awareness week provides an opportunity for people in Canada to learn more about prevention, talk about treatment and recovery, and share solutions.
Featured workshop materials
Psychologically safe interactions
These free workshop materials help show how behaviours might be interpreted as bullying, regardless of intent. Included is a slide presentation, facilitator guide and participant handout.
Featured work-life balance tip
Organize to reduce stress
Organization can help reduce your stress and provide more balance to your workday. By setting up your day with a list of daily goals and prioritizing your work, you increase your sense of accomplishment. Take a few minutes to tidy up your workspace and make sure the resources you need are close at hand. This can help your day go more smoothly. Decrease your sense of stress by organizing your work and life to support balance for you. Read more in tips for stress management.
Featured team building activity
Express anger constructively
This team activity explores how expressing anger constructively may be the best way to minimize problematic circumstances in the future.
