World Health Day

World Health Day on 7 April marks the founding of the World Health Organization. It is used each year to draw attention to global health priorities.

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7 April is World Health Day, marking the founding of the World Health Organization. It is a good prompt to look after your own health this week. You could book that appointment you have been putting off, take a proper lunch break away from your screen, or get outside for a walk in the middle of the day. As a reminder, our health and wellbeing benefits are listed at [link to benefits], and confidential support is available if you need it.

7 April is World Health Day, marking the founding of the World Health Organization. It is a good prompt to look after your own health this week. You could book that appointment you have been putting off, take a proper lunch break away from your screen, or get outside for a walk in the middle of the day. As a reminder, our health and wellbeing benefits are listed at [link to benefits], and confidential support is available if you need it.

Slack / Teams post

For the company channel on the day.

It is World Health Day. Consider this your nudge to book that check-up, take a real lunch break, or get outside for ten minutes today.

It is World Health Day. Consider this your nudge to book that check-up, take a real lunch break, or get outside for ten minutes today.

Talking points

For managers and team leads.

- Encourage the team to use the health benefits available to them. - Model healthy habits, such as taking breaks and logging off on time. - Make it easy for people to attend medical appointments.

- Encourage the team to use the health benefits available to them.
- Model healthy habits, such as taking breaks and logging off on time.
- Make it easy for people to attend medical appointments.

Tone note

How to pitch it.

Keep the tone encouraging rather than prescriptive, and avoid comments about weight, diet or appearance. Remember that colleagues may be managing health conditions that are not visible.

Keep the tone encouraging rather than prescriptive, and avoid comments about weight, diet or appearance. Remember that colleagues may be managing health conditions that are not visible.

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Subject line ideas

Try these subject lines to boost open rates:

World Health Day: What we're doing this year
It's World Health Day — here's how you can get involved
This week: World Health Day + team news
7 April: World Health Day at [Company]

How to feature this in your newsletter

Plan ahead — Add World Health Day to your content calendar at least 2 weeks before the date so you have time to gather content and images.
Choose your angle — Will you run a dedicated special edition, or include it as a section in your regular newsletter? Bigger events work well as specials; smaller ones fit into your weekly digest.
Involve your people — Ask employees to share their stories, experiences, or ideas related to World Health Day. User-generated content always gets higher engagement.
Include a call to action — Give readers something to do: attend an event, share a message, learn something new, or donate to a cause.

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