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Career Development Denise Alexander, BS, MA
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Around the world, a blessing “To your health!” is a popular toast because it wishes those you are with good health and happiness. As illness and sickness affect everyone, good health should never be taken for granted. That’s why World Health Day, annually celebrated on April 7, continues to be an important celebration and informative event around the world.
First instituted by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Day aims to raise awareness about health issues and promote health initiatives for the betterment of global communities. For future healthcare professionals, such as nursing and healthcare students, World Health Day is an opportunity to put the lessons learned in the classroom into actionable practice.
From busting mental health myths to combating infectious diseases and highlighting the importance of healthcare for all, World Health Day brings attention to issues that impact the world. As a global event, it broadcasts accurate information and actionable tasks to policymakers, healthcare professionals, educators, and communities all over the world by:
As aspiring healthcare and nursing professionals, students have an integral role to play in sharing the message and goals behind World Health Day. Through advocacy, community engagement, research, and professional development, students can help further the goals of WHD while helping their own communities to better understand health issues impacting friends, neighbors, and patients.
Here are some ways you and others can promote and participate in World Health Day:
A core value of Herzing University is to foster care and civic engagement, as well as optimize human potential. As future leaders and practitioners in nursing and healthcare, students can put their education into practice immediately and impactfully by participating—in big and small ways—in the World Health Day campaign and initiatives. Start by talking to your teachers, classmates, and colleagues to access campus and University-wide resources while putting a plan in place to do your part to promote healthy lives for all.
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