NEMG honors Pride Month with annual virtual walk
Northeast Medical Group Internal Medicine – Hamden
From June 1 - 30, the NEMG Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council sponsored a show of support for Pride Month and LGBTQIA+ awareness by encouraging offices across all regions to document their steps. NEMG staff members from each region used their own devices, e.g., phones, watches, Fitbits, to track steps. The initiative was well-received, with 98 employees from 11 different practices participating, and 18,791,187 steps walked. Throughout the week of Aug. 8, certificates were delivered to the regional winners:
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Bridgeport:
NEMG Urology - Trumbull
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Greenwich:
NEMG Obstetrics & Gynecology - Purchase
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New Haven:
NEMG Internal Medicine - Hamden
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New London and Westerly:
NEMG Family Medicine - Mystic
The office with the most steps was NEMG Urology – Trumbull, with 33 employees participating and achieving an office total of 6,627,592 steps.
NEMG Pediatrics – Hamden earned the highest average of steps per person with 241,587. Overall, Dorie Langlois, administrative associate from
NEMG Family Medicine - Mystic, documented the highest number with a total of 490,214 steps walked.
“Wow, just wow,” said Christine Hines, executive director, operations, NEMG. “We couldn’t have done this without you. Please keep in mind that Pride Month isn’t just for the month of June. We still encourage you to have safe, inclusive, honest, and supportive conversations with each other about LGBTQIA+ employees and patients. If you don’t know where to begin, utilize the toolbox on the Diversity Equity and Inclusion website. A very special thank-you to Melissa Rampersaud for helping to organize this event and tally up the results. We are allies and together we are unstoppable!”
