Walk to Health Team Challenge 2022 winners announced

Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department’s (SWNPHD) annual Walk to Health Team Challenge 2022 was recently completed. The program lasted for 12 weeks and included 263 residents of all ages.
“The goal of the Walk to Health program is to get people to increase their activity level,” states Myra Stoney, Health Director of SWNPHD.
“The results of the challenge were amazing, with 170,413,883 total steps taken by participants of the Walk to Health Team Challenge 2022.”
Over 90% reported an increase in their activity level.
Veronica Murillo of Chase County won first place for the most individual steps in the challenge, with 3,101,978 total steps.
The first place for a team went to Barbie Long and Michael Long of team “Long Haulers” with the highest average total steps of 1,551,307.
Winners were presented with a certificate and gift bag from SWNPHD.
Community Hospital Wellness for Life provided a gift to the 54 participants that made the Million Step Club this year, each getting one million steps by the end of the 12 weeks.
The program will continue this year with additional walking challenges.

Top Ten Individual Steppers—1. Veronica Murillo, 3,101,978, Chase County; 2. Jackie Juhl, 2,986,090, Furnas County; 3. Glenda Ellerton, 2,072,792, Red Willow County; 4. Michael Long, 1,661,222, Red Willow County; 5. Kate McClintock, 1,599,067, Perkins County; 6. Bret Hagan, 1,468,441, Hitchcock County; 7. Susan Hagan, 1,467,721, Hitchcock County; 8. Jan Mowry, 1,430,870, Furnas County; 9. Barbie Long, 1,402,625, Red Willow County; 10. Carol Nicholson, 1,387,513, Red Willow County.