Kaiser Permanente

April 2026 Events

The monthly health newsletter is here to help you keep your workforce healthy, motivated, and engaged all year. We encourage you to share these ideas and inspiration with your employees. In addition to our health topic of the month, we provide a variety of wellness resources to keep employees informed and energized. These include our Monthly Wellness Calendar, Calm Sessions, Move It Mondays, Wellness Webinars, and more. All resources are designed for employees of all health plans—and the best part? They’re FREE! Webinars can be viewed on demand; register, and a link will be sent for convenient viewing. We encourage you to incorporate these resources into your wellness program to maximize engagement and impact.

This month, we’re here to help you explore new ways to be your best YOU. Join us in building healthy habits this April and keeping them going all year long!

Our focus for April: Stress Management.

Learn how to navigate stressful moments with mindfulness and build practical coping skills for life’s inevitable ups and downs, especially when the unexpected shows up. How well do you bounce back from a crisis or chaotic situation? 5 Ways to Cope When Things Feel Out of Control VIDEO. Your stress reaction may feel automatic at times. But what if the next time you feel stressed, you respond in a way that calms you, helps you feel better, and renews your energy? With practice, these healthier responses can help you in the short term and in the long term. Rethink How You Respond to Stress.

No matter what stage of life you're in, you may feel the negative effects of stress more now than you did a few years ago. There’s no way to stop stressful situations from happening. But when they do arise, you can help your body and mind handle them better. Regular exercise, relaxation techniques, supplements, and healthy foods can help relieve stress.

 

Help Employees Manage Stress

With the Finding Balance stress management toolkit, you get resources to help you assess your organization’s needs, plan a strategy, engage your employees, and measure your program’s success. The full interactive toolkit is available for download. With employee feedback, you can plan your workforce health strategy and create a wellness committee to manage your program. Select a committee leader or your wellness coordinator to send out a promotional email introducing the Finding Balance program.

Be sure to include:

• The program start date
• Details on the kickoff, if you’re having one

After you’ve sent the email, print and post promotional flyers, employee guides, and other materials (see below) in common areas and break rooms to increase awareness.

 

Tools and resources:

Finding Balance promotional materials in English:

• Promotional email – English (PDF)
• Promotional poster – English (PDF)
• Promotional flyer – English (PDF)

Finding Balance promotional materials in Spanish:

• Promotional email – Spanish (PDF)
• Promotional poster – Spanish (PDF)
• Promotional flyer – Spanish (PDF)

 

Finding Balance Stress Management Guide

• Employee guide - English (PDF)
• Employee guide - Spanish (PDF)

 

Additional engagement

Fight Stress With Healthy Habits

Click here to learn more about how to manage your stress

 

COME AND GET YOUR CALM ON! - Open to ALL Kaiser and Non-Kaiser Members!

What is Calm? The number one app for sleep and meditation, which is designed to help lower stress, anxiety, and more. Free to all Kaiser Permanente members.
 
Calm features more than 100 guided meditations and sleep stories for a more restful sleep. It also features exclusive music tracks for focus, relaxation, sleep, and more! This app is free to all Kaiser Permanente members. Please visit www.kp.org/selfcareapps to learn more.
 
Join us for 15 minutes to de-stress, reset, and renew yourself.
(open to everyone regardless of your health plan)

• Wednesday, April 22nd, 2 pm - 2:15 pm