Personal Best Health Wellness - Canadian Health Observances

Canadian Health Observances

Keep your company's wellness program current by staying on top of Canada's monthly National Health Observances, as well as Personal Best Program Observances. Click on the links below to find corresponding products targeted for each month's themes—an ideal way to start or expand your company's Wellness program!

Personal Best Health & Wellness Observance Program
At Personal Best, we've made it easy for you to implement a monthly health and wellness program by offering a series of products based on the national calendars, that promotes the most popular workplace health and wellness issues … posters, companion brochures and booklets. Use the links below to see products supporting our monthly health and wellness themes, or create your own from our online catalog of more than 300 titles.

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February
Heart Health
Brochures: Living Well: Heart Health, Big 6 Heartbreakers, Healthy, Healthy Heart, Healthy, Healthy Heart Spanish
Posters: Living Well: Heart Health, Healthy Top Ten™: Heart Health, Health Observances: Heart Health
Tabletop Posters: Cardiovascular Health
Booklets: Health Heart

March
Good Nutrition
Brochures: Eating Right on the Run, Food Labels, Smart Eating, My Pyramid Plan, Healthier Eating, Healthier You, Healthy Food Shopping, Eating Light, Heart Healthy Eating
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Good Nutrition, Health Observances: Good Nutrition, Health Observances: Using MyPyramid.gov, Health & Wellness: Smart Eating
Tabletop Posters: Smart Eating
Booklets: Nutrition & Weight Management

April
Cancer Control
Brochures: Cancer Control, Skin Cancer
Posters: Health Observances: Cancer Control

May
Health & Fitness
Brochures: Walking for Better Health, Get in Shape, Stay in Shape, Smart & Fit, Fitness You Can Fit In
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Physical Fitness, Health Observances: Fitness Basics, Health Observances: All About Wellness, Health & Wellness: Fast Fitness
Tabletop Posters: Fitness You Can Fit In
Booklets: Exercise & Fitness
Journals: Walk A Day Journal

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June
Men's Health
Brochures: Men's Health Men's Health - Spanish
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Men's Health, Health Observances: Men's Health
Booklets: Men's Health

July
Accident Prevention
Brochures: 21 Ways to Stop Accidents, Safe at Home, Watch Out!, Don't Take Chances, Safety & Injury Prevention: Make It Safe, Safety & Injury Prevention: Watch Out, Safety & Injury Prevention: Stopping Accidents Before They Happen, Safety & Injury Prevention: Safe Driving for Every Season
Posters: 3 Steps to Safety™: Accident Prevention, 3 Steps to Safety™: Accident First Moves, 3 Steps to Safety™: Don't Take Chances, 3 Steps to Safety™: Accident Prevention Spanish, 3 Steps to Safety™: Accident First Moves Spanish, 3 Steps to Safety™: Don't Take Chances Spanish
Tabletop Posters: 3 Steps to Safety™: Don't Take Chances
Booklets: Safety On and Off the Job

August
Back Health
Brochures: Back Basics, Safety & Prevention: Protecting Your Back (OSHA), How to Protect Your Back, How to Protect Your Back - Spanish
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Back Health, Health Observances: Back Health, Safety & Prevention: Protecting Your Back (OSHA)

September
Weight Management
Brochures: Weight Loss Basics, Managing Your Weight, Managing Your Weight - Spanish
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Managing Your Weight, Health Observances: Weight Management
Tabletop Posters: Managing Your Weight
Booklets: Managing Your Weight

October
Women's Health
Brochures: Women's Health, Women's Health - Spanish Men's Health Men's Health - Spanish
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Women's Health, Health Observances: Women's Health
Booklets: Women's Health

November
Diabetes
Brochures: Diabetes, Diabetes - Spanish, Type 2 Diabetes, Type II Diabetes
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Type 2 Diabetes, Health Observance Program: Type 2 Diabetes, Living Well: Type II Diabetes
Tabletop Posters: Type II Diabetes

December
Stress
Brochures: Real World Stress Relief, Boosting Energy…Beating Stress, Energize!, Balancing Act, 21 Ways to Manage Everyday Stress, 21 Ways to Manage Everyday Stress - Spanish, Living Well: Stress, Living Well: Stress - Spanish
Posters: Healthy Top Ten™: Managing Stress, Health Observances: Managing Stress, Health & Wellness: Boosting Energy, Living Well: Stress Working Well™: Self-Esteem, Working Well™: Communication, Working Well™: Negativity, Working Well™: Initiative, Working Well™: Teamwork, Working Well™: Workplace Conflicts, Working Well™: Burnout, Working Well™: Stress Management, Working Well™: Coping With Change, Working Well™: Personal Achievement, Working Well™: Generating Ideas, Working Well™: Focus,
Booklets: Stress Management

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Non-Smoking Week, January 20-26, 2008
Brochures: Smoking, Never Smoke Again, Never Smoke Again - Spanish
Posters: Smoking

Weedless Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Brochures: Alcohol & Drug Abuse

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February
Heart Month
Brochures: Living Well: Heart Health, Big 6 Heartbreakers, Healthy, Healthy Heart, Healthy, Healthy Heart - Spanish
Posters: Living Well: Heart Health, Healthy Top Ten™: Heart Health, Health Observances: Heart Health
Tabletop Posters: Cardiovascular Health
Booklets: Health Heart

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March
Nutrition Month
Brochures: Eating Right on the Run, Food Labels, Smart Eating, My Pyramid Plan, Healthier Eating, Healthier You, Healthy Food Shopping, Eating Light, Heart Healthy Eating
Posters: Health Observances: Using MyPyramid.gov , Healthy Top Ten™: Good Nutrition, Health Observances: Good Nutrition, Health & Wellness: Smart Eating
Tabletop Posters: Smart Eating
Booklets: Nutrition & Weight Management

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Brochures: Cancer Control
Posters: Health Observances: Cancer Control

Help Fight Liver Disease Month

Kidney Month

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April
Cancer Month
Brochures: Breast Health, Cancer Control, Skin Cancer
Posters: Breast Health, Health Observances: Cancer Control

Dental Health Month
Brochures: Healthy Smile, Healthy Body

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month

Immunization Awareness Week, April 20-26, 2008

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May
Foot Health Awareness Month
Brochures: Safety on Your Feet
Posters: Safety Starts With You: Protective Gear, Safety Starts With You: Foot Protection, 3 Steps to Safety™: Foot Safety, 3 Steps to Safety™: Foot Safety - Spanish
Tabletop Posters: 3 Steps to Safety™: Don't Forget Your PPE

Hepatitis Awareness Month
Brochures: Bloodborne Pathogens

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June
Stroke Awareness Month

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July

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August

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September
Arthritis Month
Brochures: Living Well: Arthritis, To Prevent Osteoarthritis
Posters: Living Well: Arthritis

Ovarian Cancer Month
Brochures: Cancer Control
Posters: Health Observances: Cancer Control

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October
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Brochures: Breast Health
Posters: Breast Health

Influenza Immunization Awareness Month

Eye Health Month
Brochures: Eye Safety and Health, Eye Safety, Safety Your Responsibility, Safety Head-To-Toe
Posters: Eye Protection, Eye Protection - Spanish, Protective Gear, Eye Safety, Eye Safety
Tabletop Posters: Machine Safeguards
Booklets: Safety On & Off the Job
Newsletters: TopSafety™

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November
Diabetes Month
Brochures: Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Posters: Type II Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Tabletop Posters: Type II Diabetes
Booklets: Type II Diabetes

Osteoporosis Month

C.P.R. Awareness Month

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December

* Sources: U.S. health observances: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Canadian health observances: Calendar of Health Promotion Days by Health Canada; U.S. safety observances: National Safety Council and press releases from special target groups (ex. National Elevator/Escalator Safety Foundation, etc.).