It’s time for the 2014 VEHI Summer Challenge on Facebook!
Why Facebook you ask? Well, it’s simple and easy for us to track (plus no development costs), millions of people clearly love the social platform, and it’s a great community in which everyone can easily share their healthy experiences. Sharing is a key element of building environmental and social support for healthy living.
We’ve got some thoughts below for those who are reluctant about Facebook.
For those who are right into it, let’s get started!
This first week is about getting out and visiting a park! Vermont is not lacking for those so this should be an easy week. Although I went to three different ones this past weekend, I completely forgot to post pictures. For some of us, this will be our biggest challenge — remembering the details. Simply put, just stay in touch.
Take your time with the details and know that you can post any time, any week. Though it’s lots of fun when all the park pictures come in at once and we’re all doing similar tasks together, we understand that life moves quickly and you have to work at your own pace.
The key is to enjoy, to be with family and friends who support your healthy efforts, and to share ideas and scenes that inspire us all to continue on the PATH Ahead.
Oh, and don’t forget that kids and animals love it outside too. Just be sure to have the proper equipment and protection for both (plenty of water, proper life vests, sun block, shade, and so on).
This week, enjoy what the great outdoors can offer and search for the little things that make nature so exciting and healing. Who knows, you might just run into some big natural beauty as well.
See you on the PATH Ahead.
Gillian, Shevonne, Amy and the VEHI Thriving with PATH Team.
PS: Facebook caveat:
We know some of you have no interest in Facebook and even shy away from it purposefully (either for professional or political reasons). Fair enough. The good news is, there are a ton of other ways you can participate in PATH programs throughout the year. You can do the challenge, you just won’t earn points for posting pictures. The posting matters because it builds community — that’s the beauty of social networking sites.
One note of confidence about facebook that we can give is that you do control the content, privacy and viewing. We do suggest setting up an account and simply keeping it professional. Anything you’d share in this Summer Challenge should be professional and non-judge-able (so to speak) anyway. Keep it simple and keep your friends limited and you won’t expose your life to the world. We even have some people, if you’re really private/nervous, who set up an account with an alias just to participate in the challenge. Just let us know so we can be sure to connect your alias with your PATH account for points later.