Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for men and women in the United States.
February is American Heart Month, an opportunity for individuals to focus on their cardiovascular health. The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is highlighting hypertension, a major contributor to heart disease and stroke, as the main focus during this time.
Globally, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women, with 18.6 million deaths recorded in 2018. However, by addressing risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, and smoking, the likelihood of developing heart disease can be greatly reduced
Why Heart Month?
February is designated as National Heart Health Month to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, with over 17 million deaths per year according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This month is an important time to focus on our heart health and the prevention of heart conditions. It is an opportunity to take extra care of our hearts and support those who are already affected by heart diseases.
Making a Difference With Heart Disease Awareness Pins
Custom awareness pins are a powerful tool for making a statement. The Lapel Pins Plus team has worked with various charities and awareness groups to raise awareness about important social and medical issues. We create custom enamel pins that help create and contribute to raising awareness, finding a cure or fundraising for heart disease charities and organizations. If you and your team are ready to create awareness pins, we are here to help.
Designing a Custom Awareness Pin
While the standard awareness ribbon design is well-known, custom lapel pins offer the opportunity to add personalization and originality. Some customers choose to incorporate text around, above or within the design. Others prefer to add a heart or heartbeat for a different kind of design. This allows charities and corporations to incorporate their own logos and emblems in their custom awareness lapel pin design.
Custom designs are limitless, our art team has experience in creating unique lapel pins in various shapes, sizes, and colors. Most of the awareness lapel pins we create fall under the category of either soft enamel pins or hard enamel pins (cloisonne).
Soft Enamel Pins for Awareness
Enamel is a specific type of paint we use to create beautifully vibrant designs. Soft enamel pins have a more traditional look and feel than other options. The enamel colors are put in the recessed portions of a design, leaving the raised metal of the pins untouched. This means that when you run your finger across the surface of the pin, you feel the texture of the raised lines of the design and the gaps between the raised and recessed areas of the artwork.
Using Cloisonne Pins for Heart Disease Awareness
Hard enamel pins, also called cloisonne pins, have a smooth surface because the recessed portions of the design are filled with a glass-like resin enamel to an even level with the raised metal of a pin’s surface. This style of lapel pin makes for a clean looking design with a sharp contrast between colors. No matter which style you prefer, soft enamel or cloisonne, you can be sure that the final result will be a unique design that will help you make an impression for your cause.
All of our customers receive free artwork, free revisions and free quotes throughout the entire design process, so feel free to try out different custom options to see what works best before deciding on a final order. If you have any questions or are ready to get started on a design today, give us a call.
Each customer is provided with a full-color digital proof for review. We will gladly revise the design as needed at no additional charge until it is exactly what you hoped for. Your order will then be produced in 7-10 days.
Each order of Custom Awareness Pins includes:
- FREE Design Consultation
- FREE Digital Proofs of your custom promotional products
- FREE Artwork Revisions
- FREE UPS Air Shipping
- FREE Enamel Colors (Up to 7 at no charge)
When you are ready to start, fill out our quote form here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Or call our office during business hours. Please provide information about what you're looking for in your custom product. You will receive instructions from our team, a price quote and artwork in 24 business hours.
In the United States, more than 126 million people had some form of cardiovascular disease between 2015 and 2018. During that time span, nearly 59 percent of non-Hispanic Black females and 60 percent of non-Hispanic Black males had some form of cardiovascular disease. The total direct costs of heart disease and stroke were estimated to be more than $200 billion between 2016 and 2017.
This year, a number of advocacy and research organizations are using promotional items to help support fundraising events and to educate the public about cardiovascular disease while raising money for research and support services.
Here’s an overview of events and activities related to heart health in February and beyond, and how you can get involved in your community and online.
To help people observe the month in general, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has a number of promotional materials related to heart health that can be circulated or posted in physical spaces or on social media. These include fact sheets on various topics, “infocards” about heart health for each U.S. state, sample social media posts and images, articles to share in groups or newsletters, and more.
National Wear Red Day Is February 5, 2021
On the first Friday in February, people are encouraged to wear red to raise awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death in the United States. Promotional materials and sample social media posts for the day are available from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The day will also feature a free global virtual dance fitness party from 12 to 12:30 EST.
Heart Failure Awareness Week Is February 14 to 20, 2021
Since 2001, the week of Valentine’s Day has been Heart Failure Awareness Week, organized by the Heart Failure Society of America. The week features an advertising campaign to help people recognize the signs of heart failure, get heart-related screenings, and maintain a heart-healthy lifestyle.
As part of the campaign, there will be a live Twitter chat on Wednesday, February 17, hosted by the Heart Failure Society of America and several other partner organizations to discuss improving heart failure patient outcomes (follow hashtag #HFChat2021), as well as an Innovations Countdown on social media from Monday, February 15, to Friday, February 19. There will also be three new episodes of the podcast Heart Failure Beat: Healthy Living during the week.
World Heart Day Is September 29
Organized by the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day united thousands of people around the world to spread awareness of heart health in 2020. If you or your organization would like to take part in observing the day, there are resources available to share in person or on social media.
