You know the old phrase, “walk the walk, don’t just talk the talk”?
Today, we took it literally.
At lunchtime, nearly every employee in our office hit the pavement for a 2-kilometer walk in East Hanover. Collectively, we covered about 64 miles on a brisk spring afternoon.
Not bad for a half-hour’s work.
It was all part of McCann Healthcare WorldWide’s global initiative on behalf of World Health Day, which occurs every April 7 to mark the founding of the WHO (World Health Organization).
We’re very proud to have joined our colleagues in faraway places like Brazil, Thailand, and Australia who all “walked the walk” in an attempt to cover enough miles to circumnavigate the globe.
It was a pretty simple way to make a very significant point: taking action for just a few minutes a day can help us all achieve and maintain good health.
And it was a reminder that it’s not enough to simply talk about healthcare through the materials we produce for our clients.
We need to live healthcare as well. Every day.
So we’re using today’s walk to kick off a healthy spring and summer at echo. We’ve encouraged everyone here to keep their sneakers handy and take a little time each day to maintain good health, in whatever activity they choose.
Which is why I’m going to stop the talk. And go for another walk.
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