When is the best month to conduct a health week or wellness day in the office?
Here is the list of international days that every company should take note of so that you can conduct a successful corporate wellness day!
February
4th February - World Cancer Day
March
8th March - Women's International Day
April
2nd April - World Autism Day
7th April - World Health Day
Whole Month : Malaysia Nutrition Month, but the event is usually conducted in May
May
17th May - World Hypertension Day
31st May - World Tobacco Day
June
14th June - Blood Donor Day
September
29th September - World Heart Day
October
10th October - Mental Health Day
November
14th November - World Diabetes Day
If you are thinking of celebrating or conducting a wellness event, these are the reference dates that you might want to consider to conduct events in your workplace.
What are the activities that you can provide for your employees? It is actually important to match your company's goals. The goal is to educate employees about health, or do you want your company to have fun and at the same time be aware about their physical and mental health status.
To make it clear, here are the examples of simple to complex Wellness Day in corporate companies.
Example 1 : Half-Day Wellness Day
2.00pm - 3.00pm : Health Talk
3.00pm - 4.00pm : Wellness Workshops (Art Making/Healthy DIY Food Preparation in the office)
4.00pm - 5.00pm : Massage Therapy
Example 2 : Half-Day Wellness Day
8.00am - 9.00am : Health Screening in the office
9.00am -10.00am : Health Talk
10.00am -12.00pm : Health Booth and Games
Complex 1 - Day Wellness Program
8.00am - 8.30am : Zumba
8.30am - 9.30am : Health Talk
9.30am - 10.00am : CPR Demonstration
10.00am - 11.00am : Wellness Games
8.00am - 5.00pm : Free flow to visit health booths such - spine check, eye check, pharmacy booth, mental health booth, body composition analysis, health screening booth, and healthy food vendor
Everything can be done through proper planning. It can be a big event with a mascot or a launching ceremony, but what is important is to align with the company's budget and needs. It would be good if everyone is happy and benefited from the program.
