Wellness Calendar February 2019
Beverly’s Picks
WinterActive Month
Be Electrific Day
Single Tasking Day
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Use the awareness events listed below for programming ideas at your workplace. Build them into events such as workshops, displays and health fairs or gather articles and tips for your company newsletter, blog or eposts. Check out the Stress and Wellness Blog for statistics and strategies related to many of the celebrations listed below.
Awareness Months
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month (US)
- Bake For Family Fun Month
- Heart Health Month (US)
- International Boost Self-Esteem Month
- International Expect Success Month
- International Friendship Month
- Kids E.N.T. (Ears, Nose, Throat) Month (US)
- Marijuana Awareness Month
- National Bird Feeding Month
- National Blah Buster Month
- National Caffeine Addiction Awareness Month
- National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
- National Children's Dental Health Month (US)
- National Condom Month
- National Heart Awareness Month (CND)
- National Hobby Month * Blog
- National Hot Breakfast Month * Blog
- National Laugh Friendly Month
- National Parent Leadership Month
- National Senior Independence Month
- National Snack Food Month * Blog
- National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- National Time Management Month
- National World Understanding Month
- Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
- Relationship Wellness Month
- Responsible Pet Owner's Month
- Sleep Safely Month
- Spunky Old Broads Month * Blog
- WinterActive (CND) Program cancelled but can be still celebrated * Blog
- Wise Consumer Health Month (US)
- Wise Health Care Consumer Month
- Youth Leadership Month
Awareness Weeks
- Feb 1-7 - Women's Heart Week * Blog
- Feb 3-8 - Eating Disorder Awareness Week (first full week) (CND)
- Feb 3-8 - International Snow Sculpting Week (first full week)
- Feb 3-8 - Funeral Services Education Week (first full week)
- Feb 3-8 - National Pay Your Bills Week (first full week)
- Feb 3-8 - National Burn Awareness Week (first full week) (US)
- Feb 3-8- International Leadership Week (first full week) * Blog
- Feb 3-8 - International Networking Week (first full week)
- Feb 3-9 - National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- Feb 10-16 - Dump Your Significant Jerk Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week (second full week) (US)
- Feb 10-16 - Rejection Awareness Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Risk Awareness Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Love Makes The World Go Around, But Laughter Makes Us Dizzy Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - National Hero Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Celebration of Love Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Children of Alcoholics Week (US) (week of Valentines)
- Feb 10-16 - Go Green Week (varies) (UK)
- Feb 10-16 - International Friendship Week * Blog
- Feb 10-16 - Heart Failure Awareness Week (second full week)
- Feb 10-16 - Random Acts Of Kindness Week (second full week) * Blog
- Feb 17-23 - National Entrepreneurship Week (third full week)
- Feb 17-23 - National Pancake Week (third full week)
Awareness Days
- Feb 1 - Spunky Old Broads Day * Blog
- Feb 1 - Wear Red Day (First Friday)
- Feb 1 - Bubble Gum Day (First Friday) * Blog
- Feb 1 - Working Naked Day (First Friday) * Blog
- Feb 1 - Give Kids A Smile Day (First Friday) (US)
- Feb 1 - Change Your Password Day
- Feb 2 - Self-Renewal Day
- Feb 2 - Organization Day
- Feb 2 - Groundhog Day
- Feb 3 - Dump Your Significant Jerk Day
- Feb 3 - Half Way Point Of Winter
- Feb 4 - World Cancer Day
- Feb 6- National Girls and Women in Sports Day (First Wednesday) (US)
- Feb 6 - Canadian Maple Syrup Day
- Feb 6 - Pay-A-Compliment Day
- Feb 7 - Send A Card To A Friend Day
- Feb 8 - Laugh and Get Rich Day
- Feb 9 - Read In The Bathtub Day * Blog
- Feb 10 - World Marriage Day (second Sunday)
- Feb 11 - Make A Friend Day * Blog
- Feb 11 - Be Electrific Day * Blog
- Feb 11 - National Shut-in Visitation Day
- Feb 11 - Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
- Feb 11 - Clean Out Your Computer Day (second Monday)
- Feb 12 - Sexual & Reproductive Awareness Day (CND)
- Feb 12 - Leadership Success Day
- Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day
- Feb 13 - Madly In Love With Me Day
- Feb 14 - Read To Your Child Day
- Feb 14 - National Donor Day (US)
- Feb 14 - National Condom Day (US)
- Feb 14 - Singles Awareness Day
- Feb 15 - National Women's Heart Day (US) - (Third Friday)
- Feb 16 - Do A Grouch A Favour Day
- Feb 16 - National Almond Day
- Feb 17 - World Human Spirit Day
- Feb 17 - Random Acts Of Kindness Day * Blog
- Feb 17 - My Way Day * Blog
- Feb 18 - Battery Day
- Feb 18 - Family Day - A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children (Third Monday) * Blog
- Feb 18 - National Drink Wine Day
- Feb 20 - Memory Day (US)
- Feb 20 - Love Your Pet Day * Blog
- Feb 21 - Through With The Chew Day (Third Thursday)
- Feb 22 - World Thinking Day
- Feb 22 - National Stop Bullying Day
- Feb 22 - Single Tasking Day * Blog
- Feb 22 - Be Humble Day
- Feb 22 - Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day (Last Friday)
- Feb 25 - Quiet Day * Blog
- Feb 28 - National Tooth Fairy Day