Wellbeing Zone Monthly Publicity Themes – January to December 2016

To assist you in promoting health & wellbeing to your employees and their families, please find below an overview of some of the key topics and events that we are planning to feature during 2016:

Main Wellbeing Theme / Monthly Publicity Pack Theme / Featured Events
January / ·  Alcohol / ·  Alcohol and weight gain / ·  Dry January
February / ·  Healthy hearts / ·  The rewards of exercise / ·  National Heart Month & Wear it. Beat it
·  World Cancer Day
March / ·  Smoking / ·  Stop now! - improve your life health / ·  No Smoking Day
·  National Bed Month
·  World Salt Awareness Week
·  World Oral Health Day
April / ·  Activity / ·  Get walking! / ·  Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
·  National Stop Snoring Week
·  On Your Feet Britain!
May / ·  Healthy eating / ·  Cut down on salt / ·  Action on Stroke Month
·  National Walking Month
·  Sun Awareness Week
·  Mental Health Awareness Week
·  World Hypertension Day
June / ·  Weight / ·  Finding managing your ideal body weight / ·  National Bike Week
·  Diabetes Week
·  National Men’s Health Week
July / ·  Healthy eating/Activity / · Stay healthy on holiday / ·  Love Parks Week
August / ·  Lifestyle / ·  Stay safe in the sun / ·  None
September / ·  General health / ·  Cancer awareness / ·  Blue September
·  Migraine Awareness Week
·  National Blood Pressure Testing Awareness Week
·  World Alzheimer’s Day
·  National Eye Health Week
·  World Heart Day
October / ·  Stress / ·  Stress-busting tips / ·  National Cholesterol Month
·  Stoptober – Stop Smoking
·  BackCare Awareness Week
·  World Mental Health Day
·  World Osteoporosis Day
·  ‘wear it pink’ Day
November / ·  Lifestyle / ·  Winter health / ·  Movember - Men's Health Awareness Month
·  National Stress Awareness Day
·  World Diabetes Day
·  Alcohol Awareness Week
December / ·  Sleep / ·  Steps to a good night's sleep / ·  Decembeard – Beating Bowel Cancer

Please note that these themes and events may be subject to change.