AUGUST 2019 Emergency Room Alternatives Emergency Room Alternatives -HMO Urgent Care flyer -PPO National health observances National Immunizations Awareness Month Children's Eye Health and Safety Month SEPTEMBER 2019 Flu Prevention Get vaccines at a retail pharmacy 3 Tips to Avoid the Flu article Avoid the flu is easier than you think email* National health observances Healthy Aging Month National Yoga Month OCTOBER 2019 Opioid Use/Addiction Understanding and managing opioids Understanding and managing opioids email* National health observances National Breast Cancer Awareness Talk About Your Medicines Month DECEMBER 2019 Smoking Cessation Month QuitNet tobacco cessation program through Wellvolution Wellvolution QuitNet email* National health observances Healthy Holidays Safe Toys and Gifts Month JANUARY 2019 Preventive health Understanding preventive care benefits Diabetes Prevention Program overview Preventive health email* National health observances National Blood Donor Month Glaucoma Awareness Month FEBRUARY 2019 Heart health Keep track of your health Tips: Understanding body mass index Tips: Understanding cholesterol Dial in your health email* National health observances National Cancer Prevention Month American Heart Month APRIL 2019 MAY 2019 JUNE 2019 2019 health and wellness calendar when you feel great, you’re unstoppable. blueshieldca.com/wellness We know that good employee health is good for your business. That’s why we’re making it easier for you to promote wellness in the workplace. Share the tips, articles, and resources we’ve compiled for each month to educate and engage your employees. Here’s to a healthy 2019 for you and your company! † Contact your Blue Shield representative for a copy of the HTML email MARCH 2019 National Nutrition Month Healthy eating: Pocket reference guide How much sugar are we drinking? Diabetes Prevention Program overview Join the Wellvolution National health observances Brain Injury Awareness Month National Kidney Month JULY 2019 Get Moving Month 11 skin-protection tips Improving your odds for a healthy back 8 ways to get walking at work National health observances National Park and Recreation Month National Fireworks Safety Month NOVEMBER 2019 American Diabetes Month / Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Diabetes Prevention Program flyer Nurse support for chronic conditions Diabetes Prevention Program email* National health observances National Hospice and Palliative Care Month National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month How to give yourself a break Resources to help keep your life balanced National health observances Mindfulness and Sleep Counseling Awareness Month National Humor Month National Mental Health Month LifeReferrals 24/7 - support for life challenges Beneficiary assistance services Grief and loss support National health observances Healthy Vision Month National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Month Men's Health Month 5 ways to stay healthy with prevention 5 resources to help you stay well Men's Health Month email* National health observances National Great Outdoors Month