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New Vaping Cessation Telephone Support for Employees
Essex Working Well is launching a new FREE 8-week Vaping Cessation Programme for employees across Essex. Vaping can be a highly effective tool for helping people stop smoking...
Could your workplace help prevent Type2 diabetes?
💙 World Diabetes Day 2026: Know Your Risk. Know Your Numbers. Take Action. This World Diabetes Day, 14 November, we’re encouraging workplaces across Essex to help employees take...
Stress Awareness Week 2026 – Creating healthier, more supportive workplaces
National Stress Awareness Week 2nd -6th November 2026 Stress is something that most of us experience at some point in our lives. While a certain amount of pressure...
October is National Cholesterol Month
How Essex Working Well Can Help At Essex Working Well, we’re passionate about helping employees take positive steps towards better health and wellbeing. Looking after your cholesterol and...
Big Team Challenge – 1st – 30th September 2026
The Adriatic Coast virtually walking challenge is now open   The challenge is open to any employer with a base in Essex.  Funded by the Active Essex, Find...
July 2026 Essex RNLI Water Safety Ambassador Scheme
The UK is currently experiencing periods of extreme hot weather, resulting in a significant increase in visitor numbers to coastal areas and inland waterways.  When air temperatures reach...
July 2026 Alcohol Awareness Week 6th-12th July 2026
Alcohol Awareness Week – 6th – 12th July – Alcohol and Me In a world where big alcohol companies glamorise alcohol as central to everyday experiences – from...
May 2026- Big Team Challenge Success!
Big Team Challenges are always popular, but our East Coast of Spain was the biggest to date.  Even your pets benefited:   Sian Watts, Kinect Services said: “The...
July 2026 Men and Mental Health FREE training for Essex Employers
Men & Mental Health – Free MHFA England Training 🚨 Calling all men working in non-office-based roles 🚨 Do you work in an Essex organisation in a construction,...
2025-2026 Essex Wellbeing Service Annual Report
Since launching in 2022, the Essex Wellbeing Service (EWS) that Essex Working Well is part of, has supported more than 160,000 Essex residents. In 2025–26 the service has...
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June 2026 Men’s Health Week – “I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t taken the 5 min digital health check”
Essex Working Well Digital Health Check Programme The Essex Working Well Digital Health Check programme, funded by Essex County Council, is designed to support the health and wellbeing...
Sign up for the Big Team Walking Challenge – May 2026!
Sign up today for our FREE walking challenge! We’re walking the sunny east coast of Spain this May!   May is National Walking Month, and we want to...