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Department of Health staff attends event at the Florida Capitol.
Pictured from left to right are: James Bradley, Susan Ragsdale,
State Surgeon General and Secretary Dr. John Armstrong, Valerie
Peacock, Karen Lambert and Jamie McNease.
Participants gather for a group photo before their run at the
Florida Physical Therapy Association meeting in Orlando.
Easy Steps to Health @ Work
MQA’s Strategic Planning Services (SPS) staff recently
joined Dr. John H. Armstrong, State Surgeon General and
Secretary, at Florida’s Capitol to promote healthy activity.
Jamie McNease, Karen Lambert, and Susan Ragsdale
worked with the Office of Communications to launch Easy
Steps to Health @ Work. Signs were placed in stairwells
throughout the Capitol encouraging legislators, residents
and visitors to take the stairs instead of elevators. The signs
are meant to educate legislators and constituents about
how small changes can make a big impact on our overall
health. The team also promoted MQA’s Are You Renewal
Ready? campaign.
5K Fun Runs
As part of ongoing outreach efforts, SPS outreach staff
work to promote the Are You Renewal Ready? campaign
to educate health care practitioners, their employers and
continuing education/continuing medical education
(CE/CME) providers about CE/CME requirements.
During this outreach, staff also organize 5K Fun Runs to
encourage people to make a commitment to their health.
The 5K Fun Runs also serve as an opportunity to promote
the Department’s Healthiest Weight initiative and educate
participants about making healthy choices. This quarter,
staff organized two 5K runs and are already on schedule
to surpass last year’s total. Runs were held at the Florida
Medical Association meeting and the Florida Physical
Therapy Association meeting. Both were in Orlando.