Blue Zones is the proven innovator for improving the well-being of large populations, with remarkable success in cities, businesses, and states across America.
What We Do
ACTIVATE
Our community-led initiatives are so effective because we create lasting impact by changing the environment in which people live, work, and play. Creating a healthier environment is the foundation to reducing healthcare claims and costs, increasing workforce productivity, and changing the culture of well-being in the community. Becoming a Blue Zones community is a three-phase process, and Phase II of Blue Zones Activate begins the foundational work of improving food policy and built environment policies immediately.
FREE TOOLS
Blue Zones engages individual community members through online health and well-being assessments, the True Vitality® Test and True Happiness® Test, and the Blue Zones® Life Plan. All are available for free to all residents as part of the program. These customized online tools are designed to help raise individual awareness surrounding personal health and well-being, with the goal of increasing overall life expectancy.
MEET THE EXPERTS
The Blue Zones Activate team is comprised of a range of inspirational, innovative community transformation and well-being experts.
BARRY COUNTY ACTIVATE DIRECTOR
Catherine Getty is the local Barry County Activate Director. Over the course of the Blue Zones Activate initiative, she will work with local leaders, the local steering committee, and Blue Zones experts to develop built environment and food policy strategies that will improve the health of everyone in Barry County.
“In an age when poor health seems so intractable, you’ve taken this community from a place of resignation to a place of hope.”
Dr. Vivek Murthy
Former U.S. Surgeon General after his orientation to the Blue Zones work in the Beach Cities, California
Happenings
Activate Barry County Events
Check out the Blue Zones Activate Barry County Facebook page for an up-to-date list of our community events.
Activate Barry County in the News
Barry County Community Foundation and Blue Zones are beginning the transformative work of making Barry County a healthier, more accessible place to live, work, play, grow up, and grow old.
Blue Zones Activate Barry County Extended for Two More Years
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Using evidence-based lessons of longevity from the blue zones, we optimize the Life Radius, where we live, work, learn, and play.
Life Radius
Blue Zones Activate focuses on optimizing the Life Radius or the area close to home where we spend 90 percent of our lives.
POWER 9
Residents of the original blue zones regions live in very different parts of the world. Yet they have nine commonalities that lead to longer, healthier lives.
About Blue Zones Project
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Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida
