2018 Calendar of Health Events

January

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1Start the H30

Challenge today!

New Years Day

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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Australia Day

27 28

29 30 31 Looking for a new years resolution? Why not try the H3O Challenge this month! Try switching your sweet drinks with water for 30 days.

February

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

FebFast is on this month! Register to take a pause from alcohol, sugar or something of your choice and then get others to sponsor you. Every dollar raised funds vital support for disadvantaged young Australians.

1FebFast

2 3 4International

World Cancer Day

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12Australia’s

Healthy Weight Week

12th – 18th

13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 Don’t forget it’s Australia’s Healthy Weight Week this month!

Get involved and find an event, or host one of your own! It can

be a healthy morning tea, cooking classes or exercise activity like

a Yoga class or walking group in the office.

March

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

This month is host to Kidney Health Week. Why not set up an event at your workplace.

1 2 3

Clean Up Australia Day

4

5Kidney Health

Week5th – 11th

6 7 8

International Women’s Day

9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16

Close The Gap Day

17 18

19 20 21

Harmony Day

22 23 24

Earth Hour 8:30pm

25

26 27 28 29 30 31

Now is a good time to think about your offices flu vaccination program

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Looking for an excuse to get off the couch and moving? This month is the Premiers Active April.

Active April encourages all Victorians to do 30 minutes of physical activity a day during April. Why not park a little further away from work or go for a walk in your lunch break.

1Premiers

Active April

2 3 4 5 6 7

World Health Day

8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23World

Immunisation Week 23rd – 29th

24 25 26 27 28 29

30Heart Week Australia 30th – 6th May

National Heart Week is on at the end of this month! Many of the benchmarks

through the Workplace Achievement Program include the behaviors such as:

physical activity, diet, alcohol intake, stress and smoking that can increase blood

pressure

April

May

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Don’t forget to

register to host a

Morning Tea to

raise money for

the Cancer

Council

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Mother’s Day Classic

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25Australia’s Biggest

Morning Tea

26

National Sorry Day

27

28 29 30 31

World No Tobacco Day

It’s World No Tobacco Day! Why not support

someone you know to quit smoking. Make sure

your workplace knows there is support to help

those who want to kick the habit.

June

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

June is host to Men’s Health Week! Each year holds a theme to

improving different men’s health outcomes. There are a number

of events across the week in the region or you could hold one of

your own!

1Bowel Cancer

AwarenessMonth

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11

Men’s Health Week

12 13 14

World Blood Donor Day

15 16 17

18 19 20 21

Red Apple Day

22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 Take a life saving leap – make an appointment to

donate blood

July

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Why not participate in Dry July this month! Get the team together and go booze-free, ask friends

and family to sponsor you to help people affected by cancer.

1Dry July

2Sleep Awareness

Week2nd – 8th

3 4 5 6 7 8

9National Diabetes

Week9th – 15th

10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24Stress

Down Day

25 26 27 28 29

30 31 This month hosts Stress Down Day why not take some time out of the work

day to hold an event to de-stress. Get your workplace to participate in a

stress reducing, fun activity such as wearing slippers to work or school, or dressing up or down, and making a donation to Lifeline.

August

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

R U OK? Day is on this month. A

conversation could change a

life. Why not check in on someone in your office.

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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R U OK? Day

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25

Daffodil Day

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27 28 29 30 31 Get involved in Daffodil Dayto help raise much needed funds to go towards Cancer Council’s vital research, prevention programs and support for the many Australians affected by cancer.

September

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Women’s Health Week is the time to put females first, for just one week. Why not host an event that focusses on one of the Achievement Program benchmarks for the women in

the office

1 2

3National AsthmaAwareness WeekWomen’s Health

Week

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

October

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1Breast Cancer

Awareness Month

2 3 4 5

Walk to Work Day

6 7

8 9 10

World MentalHealth Day

11 12

World Sight Day

13 14

15

National Nutrition Week

16 17 18

Ride2Work Day

19 20 21

22 23 24

Pink Ribbon Day

25 26 27Barwon Month of

Action Begins2018 date?

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29 30 31 National Nutrition Week is a great time to start making

some changes to what you’re eating! Why not host a healthy morning tea at your workplace

November

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Get involved in Movember this month! You don’t

have to grow a moustache, you can move for

Movember. The funds raised go to stop men

dying too young.

1Movember

Month

2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Gala Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18Run Geelong

19International

Men’s DaySkin Cancer

Action Week

20 21 22 23 24 25White Ribbon

Day

26 27 28 29 30 White Ribbon Day aims to make

violence against women a

man’s issue too. Register to hold

a fundraiser at your workplace

December

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Decembeard carries on from Movember. 1 in 11 Australian men will develop bowel

cancer in their lifetime. The money raised during Decembeard goes towards

reducing Bowel Cancer in Australian men. You can grow a beard or sponsor

someone else to!

1Decembeard

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31 Skin cancer kills nearly 2,000 Australians each year – more than the national road toll. Make sure

you’re being sun smart over the Christmas period.