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Hospitals will celebrate dozens of cancer awareness days and heart health observances like \u201cWear Red Day\u201d in 2021, according to a hospital communications survey.<\/h2>\n

The survey showed health awareness campaigns like these add up to better health for people and a healthier bottom line for providers.<\/p>\n

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At Baldwin Publishing, we expected to find that hospitals use national health observance days<\/a> to plan and create social media posts. But a recent survey we conducted of 400 hospital communication departments revealed that health observance day promotions extend far beyond social media.<\/p>\n

Health observance days and awareness months are valuable event planning tools that produce a predictable annual revenue stream for hospitals. Patients see cancer awareness celebrations as prime time to schedule screenings and medical appointments. Health observances help hospitals promote their medical services in the community. They are also an opportunity to recognize hospital staff.<\/p>\n

This year, Baldwin Publishing sponsored the 2021\u00a0Calendar\u00a0of Health\u00a0Observances & Recognition Days by the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD), the marketing arm of the American Hospital Association. The calendar is a timely resource that outlines more than 200 national health observances throughout the year.<\/p>\n

We wanted to better understand how hospitals and healthcare brands use the calendar, so we surveyed the health communications teams that downloaded the 2021 calendar to gain more insight into what they find most useful. Below are some of the top responses to our survey (multiple responses were allowed for each question).<\/p>\n

What are the highest revenue-producing health observance campaigns for your organization?<\/strong><\/p>\n