Beverly's September Wellness Calendar Favourites
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Mental Health, Stress, and Resilience Expert
Use the September Wellness Calendar 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.
Click on the article links below or check out the Stress and Wellness Blog for strategies related to many of these Wellness celebrations.
Months
Awareness Months
- Acne Awareness Month
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
- Attendance Awareness Month
- Atrial Fibrillation Month
- Baby Safety Month (US)
- Backpack Safety Month
- Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month
- Blood Cancer Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Month
- Children’s Good Manners Month
- Cholesterol Education Month
- Co-op Awareness Month
- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (US)
- Happy Healthy Cat Month
- Healthy Aging Month (US)
- Intergeneration Month
- International People Skills Month
- International Self-Awareness Month
- International Speak Out Month
- International Strategic Thinking Month
- International Women’s Friendship Month
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month (US)
- Mold Awareness Month
- National Arthritis Month (CND)
- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (US)
- National Cheese Month
- National Chicken Month
- National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
- National Coupon Month
- National Family Meals Month
- National Fruit and Veggies Month
- National Food Safety Education Month (US)
- National Head Lice Prevention Month (US)
- National Honey Month
- National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
- National Mulled Cider Month
- National Mushroom Month
- National Osteopathic Medicine Month (US)
- National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
- National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
- National Preparedness Month (US)
- National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
- National Recovery Month
- National Shake Month (Ice Cream)
- National Sickle Cell Month (US)
- National Skin Care Awareness Month
- National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
- National Suicide Prevention Month
- National Wilderness Month
- One-On-One Awareness Month
- Pain Awareness Month (US)
- Pet Health Insurance Month
- Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month (US)
- Save Your Photos Month
- Self-Care Awareness Month
- Self-Improvement Month
- September Is Healthy Aging Month
- Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
- Update Your Resume Month
- Women’s Friendship Month
- World Alzheimer’s Month
- World Speak Out Month
- Youth Leadership Month
Weeks
Awareness Weeks
- Sept 1-7 – International Enthusiasm Week
- Sept 1-7 – National Nutrition Week
- Sept 6-12 – Suicide Prevention Week (US) (Week of 10th)
- Sept 7-11 – Payroll Week (first Mon-Fri)
- Sept 7-13 – National Assisted Living Week
- Sept 8-12 – Play Days (Tues-Sat after Labour Day)
- Sept 13-19 – National Folic Acid Awareness Week
- Sept 13-19 – Balance Awareness Week (third week)
- Sept 13-19 – Build A Better Image Week (third full week)
- Sept 13-19 – National Singles Week (third full week)
- Sept 13-19 – National Indoor Plant Week (third full week)
- Sept 13-19 – Pollution Prevention Week (third full week)
- Sept 13-19 – National Rehabilitation Week (third full week)
- Sept 14-18 – National Love Your Files Week (third week M-F)
- Sept 19-20 – Clean Up The World Weekend (third weekend)
- Sept 20-26 – National Clean Hands Week (third full week)
- Sept 20-26 – International Week of the Deaf (last week)
- Sept 20-26 – World Hearing Aid Awareness Week (last week)
- Sept 20-26 – National Farm Safety and Health Week
- Sept 21-27 – World Reflexology Week (last week)
- Sept 27-3 – National Fall Foliage Week
- Sept 27-3 – Chimney Safety Week
Days
Awareness Days
- Sept 1 – Be Kind Day
- Sept 1 – Random Acts of Kindness Day
- Sept 1 – National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
- Sept 1 – Great Bathtub Race (Labour Day)
- Sept 1 – Thank You, IT Help Desk Day: (First Tuesday)
- Sept 3 – Pet Rock Day
- Sept 4 – Bring Your Manners To Work Day (first Friday)
- Sept 4 – National Lazy Mom’s Day (first Friday)
- Sept 4 – National Food Bank Day (first Friday)
- Sept 4 – Stand Up To Cancer Day (first Friday)
- Sept 5 – Be Late For Something Day
- Sept 5 – International Day of Charity
- Sept 5 – International Bacon Day (Saturday before Labour Day)
- Sept 5 – National Tailgating Day (first Saturday)
- Sept 5 – World Beard Day (first Saturday)
- Sept 5 – National Play Outside Day (first Saturday)
- Sept 6 – Hummingbird Day
- Sept 6 – Do It! Day – Fight Procrastination
- Sept 6 – Bowling League Day (first Sunday)
- Sept 7 – Mouthguard Day (first Monday)
- Sept 7 – National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
- Sept 8 – Star Trek Day
- Sept 8 – Pardon Day
- Sept 8 – International Literacy Day
- Sept 8 – World Physical Therapy Day
- Sept 9 – Care Bears Share Your Care Day
- Sept 9 – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day (CND)
- Sept 9 – Opposite Day
- Sept 9 – Wonderful Weirdoes Day
- Sept 9 – National Quiet Day (second Wednesday)
- Sept 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day and Stop A Suicide Today Day
- Sept 10 – Swap Ideas Day
- Sept 11 – Remember Freedom Day
- Sept 11 – National Day of Service and Remembrance
- Sept 11 – National Doodle Day (second Friday)
- Sept 11 – Banana Day (second Friday)
- Sept 11 – Hug Your Boss Day (second Friday)
- Sept 11 – Cloud Appreciation Day (second Friday)
- Sept 12 – National Day For Encouragement
- Sept 12 – National Just One Human Family
- Sept 12 – National Hug And High 5 Day
- Sept 12 – Video Games Day
- Sept 12 – World First Aid Day (second Saturday)
- Sept 13 – Bald Is Beautiful Day
- Sept 13 – International Chocolate Day
- Sept 13 – Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day
- Sept 13 – National Celiac Awareness Day
- Sept 13 – National Peanut Day
- Sept 13 – Scooby-Doo Day
- Sept 13 – National Grandparents Day (first Sunday after Labour Day)
- Sept 14 – Live Creative Day
- Sept 14 – National Kreme Filled Donut Day
- Sept 14 – National Sober Day
- Sept 15 – National Cheese Toast Day
- Sept 15 – National On-line Learning Day
- Sept 15 – World Lymphoma Awareness Day
- Sept 15 – IT Professionals Day (third Tuesday)
- Sept 16 – International Day For The Preservation Of The Ozone (CND)
- Sept 16 – Stepfamily Day
- Sept 16 – National Guacamole Day
- Sept 16 – National School Backpack Awareness Day (third Wednesday)
- Sept 17 – International Country Music Day
- Sept 17 – National Table Shuffleboard Day
- Sept 17 – Time’s Up Day
- Sept 17 – World Patient Safety Day
- Sept 17 – International Day of Listening (third Thursday)
- Sept 17 – Get Ready Day (third Thursday)
- Sept 18 – International Equal Pay Day
- Sept 18 – National Cheeseburger Day
- Sept 18 – World Water Monitoring Day
- Sept 18 – National Respect Day
- Sept 18 – National Tradesmen Day (third Friday)
- Sept 18 – National Concussion Awareness Day (third Friday)
- Sept 19 – Talk Like A Pirate Day
- Sept 19 – Batman Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – Locate An Old Friend Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – Clean Up The World Weekend (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – International Coastal Cleanup Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – International Eat An Apple Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – National Dance Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – National Seat Check Saturday (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – Puppy Mill Awareness Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 19 – Big Whopper Liar Day (third Saturday)
- Sept 20 – National Care for Kids Day
- Sept 20 – Wife Appreciation Day (third Sunday)
- Sept 20 – Terry Fox Run (CND) (third Sunday)
- Sept 21 – Play-doh Day
- Sept 21 – International Day of Peace
- Sept 21 – Take A Loved One To The Doctor Day
- Sept 21 – World Alzheimer’s Day
- Sept 21 – Pause the World Day + Blog
- Sept 21 – Respect for The Aged Day (third Monday)
- Sept 22 – Dear Diary Day
- Sept 22 – Hobbit Day
- Sept 22 – Ice Cream Cone Day
- Sept 22 – National Girls Night In
- Sept 22 – National Proposal Day
- Sept 22 – Remote Employee Appreciation Day
- Sept 22 – National Woman’s Road Warrior Day (fourth Tuesday)
- Sept 23 – Restless Leg Awareness Day
- Sept 23 – Checkers Day
- Sept 23 – International Day of Sign Languages
- Sept 24 – Innergize Day (day after Equinox)
- Sept 24 – Punctuation Day
- Sept 24 – World Dense Breast Day (last Wednesday)
- Sept 25 – National Daughters Day
- Sept 25 – Lobster Day
- Sept 25 – National Psychotherapy Day
- Sept 25 – World Dream Day
- Sept 25 – World Pharmacists Day
- Sept 25 – World Lung Day
- Sept 25 – National One-Hit Wonder Day
- Sept 25 – National Quesadilla Day
- Sept 25 – Open The Magic Day
- Sept 25 – Love Note Day (fourth Friday) * Blog
- Sept 25 – National Brave Day (fourth Friday)
- Sept 26 – Forget-Me-Not Day
- Sept 26 – Situational Awareness Day
- Sept 26 – National Doodle Day
- Sept 26 – Family Health and Fitness Day (last Saturday)
- Sept 26 – National Hunting and Fishing Day (last Saturday)
- Sept 27 – National Day of Forgiveness
- Sept 27 – Ancestor Appreciation Day
- Sept 27 – World Tourism Day
- Sept 27 – International Day of The Deaf (last Sunday)
- Sept 28 – International Right To Know Day
- Sept 28 – Confucius Day
- Sept 28 – National Good Neighbour Day
- Sept 28 – World Rabies Day
- Sept 28 – Family Day – A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children (US) (last Monday)
- Sept 29 – National Coffee Day
- Sept 29 – World Heart Day
- Sept 30 – Recovery Day
- Sept 30 – National Love People Day
- Sept 30 – National Women’s Health and Fitness Day (last Wednesday)
- Sept 30 – Ask A Stupid Question Day (last school day of month)
We hope that you find this Wellness Calendar useful in supporting your team.