Connect with your staff by recognizing employee health days through celebrations and team building activities.
Is employee retention a new priority in 2022? Acknowledging employee health days through employee recognition ceremonies, celebrations and activities can help employees connect to their workplace and establish strong ties with their coworkers.
Human resource directors and department managers can use these employee health days to plan employee communications and special events for staff to encourage employee retention.
Hospitals, marketing departments and community education departments can use these employee health days to plan community health events and social media campaigns.
Here are employee health days in February 2022
- Black History Month
Honor the countless contributions African Americans have made to American history.
- Patient Recognition Week (February 1 – February 5)
Use language of caring to let your patients know their well-being is important to you.
- National Wear Red Day (February 4)
Take a team photo to post on social media for heart disease awareness.
- 31st Annual Pride in Food Service Week (February 6-12)
Get blank white aprons for your FNS team. Write notes of thanks with a Sharpie.
- Perianesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (February 6-12)
Send a card or note to the members of your perianesthesia team to recognize the vital work they do and the positive impact they have on patients.
- National Make a Friend Day (February 11)
Introduce yourself to someone new today.
- Cardiovascular Professionals Week (February 13-19)
Cut a sticky note into a heart shape and write why someone is the heart of the system.
- Random Acts of Kindness Day (February 17)
Oscar Wilde said, “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”
- Phlebotomists’ Recognition Week (February 20-26)
With the need for blood donations at an all-time high, recognizing the phlebotomists in your organization with a card or gift is a great way to show appreciation for the vital work they perform.
