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SUMMARY:World Wellbeing Week
DESCRIPTION:World Wellbeing Week takes place from 24 to 30 June 2026\, marking a global call for individuals\, employers\, and communities to consider the many dimensions of wellbeing. Founded in 2019\, the week brings together HR teams\, wellbeing leads\, charities\, and businesses to highlight physical health\, mental health\, social connection\, purpose\, financial security\, and sustainable ways of working. \nWhat is World Wellbeing Week?\nWorld Wellbeing Week is an annual global awareness campaign that celebrates wellbeing in all its forms. It is hosted by WellBeing World\, a Jersey-based organisation founded by Beverley Le Cuirot FRSPH\, and is supported by employers\, charities\, public sector bodies\, and wellbeing professionals across more than 100 countries. The week encourages workplaces to reflect on the policies\, environments\, and cultures that help people thrive\, while also reminding individuals to invest time in their own health and happiness. \nWhen is World Wellbeing Week?\nWorld Wellbeing Week 2026 runs from Wednesday 24 June to Tuesday 30 June 2026. The week falls in late June each year\, deliberately positioned around the summer solstice to encourage reflection at the midpoint of the calendar. \nWhy World Wellbeing Week Matters\nWellbeing is no longer a soft topic at the edges of working life. According to the World Health Organization\, depression and anxiety cost the global economy an estimated US$1 trillion each year in lost productivity\, while in the UK the Health and Safety Executive reported 1.7 million workers suffering from a work-related illness in the most recent reporting year\, with stress\, depression\, or anxiety accounting for around half of all cases. World Wellbeing Week gives organisations a focal point to assess what they are doing well\, identify gaps\, and commit to changes that improve daily life for employees and the people they serve. \nHow to Get Involved in World Wellbeing Week\nThere are many ways for individuals\, teams\, and organisations to mark the week meaningfully: \n\nRun a wellbeing audit – Use the week as a deadline to review your organisation’s wellbeing strategy\, benefits\, and policies. Look at workload\, flexibility\, manager training\, and access to mental health support.\nHost daily themed sessions – Build a programme around the seven pillars of wellbeing: physical\, mental\, social\, financial\, career\, community\, and environmental. Allocate one focus per day with talks\, workshops\, or shared resources.\nEncourage movement breaks – Block out 10 to 15 minutes in the working day for walking meetings\, desk stretches\, or short outdoor breaks. Movement reduces musculoskeletal strain and lifts mood.\nOpen conversations about mental health – Invite a mental health charity or trained speaker to talk to your team. Normalising the conversation makes it easier for colleagues to ask for help.\nPromote sleep and rest – Share guidance on sleep hygiene\, encourage proper lunch breaks\, and discourage out-of-hours messaging during the week and beyond.\nSupport financial wellbeing – Money worries are one of the biggest drivers of stress. Offer access to free financial guidance services or run a session on budgeting\, savings\, and pensions.\nRecognise and thank colleagues – A simple culture of appreciation has a measurable effect on engagement. Use the week to send thank-you notes\, shoutouts\, or peer-to-peer recognition.\nVolunteer together – Community connection is a core pillar of wellbeing. Use a paid volunteering day to support a local cause as a team.\n\nHistory of World Wellbeing Week\nWorld Wellbeing Week was launched in 2019 by Beverley Le Cuirot\, founder of WellBeing World and WellBeing At Work. The first week grew out of work that had begun in 2011 in Jersey\, Channel Islands\, where WellBeing World was established as a not-for-profit organisation devoted to promoting personal\, corporate\, and societal wellbeing. \nThe campaign was designed from the start to be inclusive and free for organisations of any size to take part. Rather than dictating a single theme\, World Wellbeing Week organises content around the multiple dimensions of wellbeing\, allowing each participating organisation to shape its own programme. This approach has helped the week scale rapidly: by 2024 organisers reported that the campaign had reached more than 58 million people through social and non-social media combined\, an unprecedented milestone for a non-commercial wellbeing initiative. \nThe week has also become a fixture in the wellbeing calendars published by major HR software vendors\, occupational health providers\, and government bodies. It now sits alongside Mental Health Awareness Week and Stress Awareness Month as one of the anchor moments of the workplace wellbeing year. \nNoteworthy Facts About World Wellbeing Week\n\nWorld Wellbeing Week was founded in 2019 by Beverley Le Cuirot FRSPH and is run by WellBeing World\, a not-for-profit organisation based in Jersey\, Channel Islands.\nThe week is observed in late June each year\, anchored around the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.\nThe 2024 campaign reached approximately 58 million people across social and non-social media\, the highest figure recorded by the organisers.\nParticipation is free\, with downloadable resources\, social media templates\, and a workplace guide available from the official website.\nThe campaign promotes seven pillars of wellbeing: physical\, mental\, emotional\, social\, financial\, career\, and community wellbeing.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat is World Wellbeing Week?\nWorld Wellbeing Week is a global awareness week\, held annually in late June\, that promotes wellbeing in all its forms. It is supported by employers\, charities\, and individuals in more than 100 countries. \nWhen is World Wellbeing Week in 2026?\nWorld Wellbeing Week 2026 runs from Wednesday 24 June to Tuesday 30 June 2026. \nWho organises World Wellbeing Week?\nWorld Wellbeing Week is organised by WellBeing World\, a not-for-profit organisation founded by Beverley Le Cuirot in 2011 and based in Jersey\, Channel Islands. The awareness week itself was launched in 2019. \nSpread the Word\nHelp raise awareness by sharing World Wellbeing Week with your friends\, family\, and colleagues. Use the hashtags #WorldWellbeingWeek and #WorldWellbeingWeek2026 on social media. The more workplaces and individuals who take part\, the bigger the impact on lives and communities. \nRelated Awareness Days\n\nResilience Week – A complementary awareness week focused on building personal and community resilience.\nNational Growing for Wellbeing Week – A UK week celebrating the mental health benefits of gardening and growing your own food.\nWorld Meditation Day – An annual day promoting mindfulness and meditation as tools for everyday wellbeing.\n\nLinks\n\nVisit the official World Wellbeing Week website\nExplore more awareness days at AwarenessDays.com
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SUMMARY:Love Your Lungs Week
DESCRIPTION:Love Your Lungs Week 2026 takes place from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July 2026. The annual campaign is led by Asthma + Lung UK and dedicated to raising awareness of lung conditions\, encouraging people to look after their respiratory health\, and raising funds for research\, advice\, and support for the millions of people in the UK who live with conditions such as asthma\, COPD\, and lung cancer. \nWhat is Love Your Lungs Week?\nLove Your Lungs Week is the flagship public awareness week of Asthma + Lung UK\, the UK charity formed by the merger of the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK. The week brings together patients\, families\, employers\, healthcare professionals\, and supporters to highlight the importance of healthy lungs\, share practical advice\, and fundraise for the charity’s work. The 2026 campaign focuses on workplaces and includes a programme of fundraising challenges for in-person\, hybrid\, and remote teams. \nWhen is Love Your Lungs Week?\nLove Your Lungs Week 2026 runs from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July 2026. The week is held in late June and early July each year. Dates are confirmed annually by Asthma + Lung UK\, with public-facing materials and corporate fundraising packs released in the spring. \nWhy Love Your Lungs Week Matters\nLung conditions are the third biggest cause of death in the UK after heart disease and cancer. Asthma + Lung UK estimates that 1 in 5 people in the UK will develop a lung condition during their lifetime. Asthma alone affects 5.4 million people\, while around 1.2 million live with diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)\, with many more undiagnosed. Despite this scale\, lung health receives a small fraction of the research investment given to comparable diseases\, and air pollution continues to make matters worse\, particularly for children. Love Your Lungs Week is a chance to draw attention to all of this and to fund the work that improves outcomes. \nHow to Get Involved in Love Your Lungs Week\nAsthma + Lung UK provides free resources\, social media graphics\, and fundraising packs. Try one or several of the following: \n\nSign up your workplace – Register with Asthma + Lung UK as a corporate supporter and access ready-to-go fundraising activities for in-office\, hybrid\, and remote teams.\nTake a daily walk challenge – Many participants take part in a step or distance challenge across the week\, with sponsors donating per kilometre or per day completed.\nQuit smoking or vaping – The single biggest step you can take for your lungs is to stop smoking. Use the week as a deadline and access free NHS quit support.\nTest your lung age – Asthma + Lung UK and many pharmacies offer simple peak flow or spirometry tests that estimate lung age. Knowing where you stand is a strong motivator.\nImprove your home air quality – Ventilate rooms regularly\, avoid burning candles or incense in confined spaces\, and consider an air purifier if you live in a high-pollution area.\nTalk to your doctor about a cough – A cough lasting more than three weeks is a red-flag symptom that warrants assessment. Use the week as a prompt to make the appointment you have been delaying.\nDonate or fundraise – Direct donations to Asthma + Lung UK fund the helpline\, research grants\, and patient advocacy. The charity’s website includes a JustGiving template to make fundraising easy.\nCampaign for cleaner air – Air pollution is a major driver of lung disease. Support clean air zones\, school streets\, and local active travel schemes that reduce pollution at source.\n\nHistory of Love Your Lungs Week\nLove Your Lungs Week was launched by the British Lung Foundation in 2014 to bring more public attention to respiratory disease\, which had long been under-represented in mainstream health awareness campaigns. The first campaign focused on the basic statistics of lung disease in the UK and encouraged people to take a free online breath test. \nIn 2020 the British Lung Foundation merged with Asthma UK to create Asthma + Lung UK\, the UK’s leading charity for the country’s millions of people with lung conditions. The merged charity continued the campaign under the same name\, building it into a high-profile annual fixture with corporate partners\, hospital trust supporters\, and celebrity ambassadors. \nRecent campaigns have widened the focus beyond individual lung conditions to include the wider determinants of lung health\, particularly air pollution and the effects of childhood exposure to dirty air. The week sits alongside other key dates in the lung health calendar\, including World Asthma Day in May\, World COPD Day in November\, and World Lung Cancer Day in August. \nNoteworthy Facts About Love Your Lungs Week\n\nLove Your Lungs Week was launched in 2014 by the British Lung Foundation\, which became Asthma + Lung UK after merging with Asthma UK in 2020.\nAround 12 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with a lung condition during their lifetime\, according to Asthma + Lung UK.\nAsthma affects approximately 5.4 million people in the UK\, including more than 1.1 million children.\nLung disease is the third biggest cause of death in the UK after heart disease and cancer.\nAir pollution is linked to 36\,000 deaths a year in the UK and is a major contributor to lung disease at all ages.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat is Love Your Lungs Week?\nLove Your Lungs Week is the annual UK awareness and fundraising week run by Asthma + Lung UK\, focused on lung health and respiratory conditions including asthma\, COPD\, and lung cancer. \nWhen is Love Your Lungs Week in 2026?\nLove Your Lungs Week 2026 runs from Monday 29 June to Sunday 5 July 2026. \nWho organises Love Your Lungs Week?\nThe week is organised by Asthma + Lung UK\, the charity formed in 2020 from the merger of the British Lung Foundation and Asthma UK. \nSpread the Word\nHelp raise awareness by sharing Love Your Lungs Week with your friends\, family\, and followers. Use the hashtags #LoveYourLungsWeek and #LoveYourLungs2026 on social media. The more conversations we have about lung health\, the more lives are improved. \nRelated Awareness Days\n\nWorld COPD Awareness Day – The global day in November dedicated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.\nWorld Wellbeing Week – The wider wellbeing week running in late June\, encompassing physical and mental health.\nSun Awareness Week – Another major UK summer health awareness week run by the British Association of Dermatologists.\n\nLinks\n\nVisit the official Love Your Lungs Week page\nExplore more awareness days at AwarenessDays.com
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