The following are health promotions for April that offer themes for your workplace wellness programs. Most of the linked sites offer tool-kits with posters, articles, and interactive features that can be shared with your employees.
Alcohol Awareness Month and from the NCADD: “Help for Today. Hope For Tomorrow”
In conjunction with this, April 10 is National Alcohol Screening Day.
National Minority Health Month
Theme: Prevention is Power: Taking Action for Health Equity.
National Autism Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
Youth Sports Safety
STD Awareness Month
Weekly Observances
7-11: National Work Zone Awareness Week
Theme: “Work Zone Speeding: A Costly Mistake”
7 – 13: National Public Health Week
26-5/3: National Infant Immunization Week
Day Observances
7 – World Health Day
Theme: Preventing and controlling vector-borne disease
24 – World Malaria Day
28 – Workers’ Memorial Day
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ESI EAP offers 24-7 access to counselors and a wide variety of support resources for employees and family members who are facing difficult health challenges. We also offer wellness benefits and health risk assessments, including discounts for weight loss programs, exercise and nutrition programs, and stop smoking programs. If you want to learn more about how ESI can provide more employee EAP benefits and more employer services, call us at 800-535-4841.