5 health risks statistically lower in Southwest Florida versus the state of Florida:
- 36% lower in tobacco use
- 28% lower in poor nutrition
- 17% lower in stress
- 23% lower in obesity
- 9% lower in lack of exercise
SWFL Medical and Productivity Value of $40,313,800 (accrued in 4 years 2015-2019)
- 7.2% decrease in risk
- $27.80 avg. savings PMPY
- $635.9M projected savings in 10 years
Value in Ad Equivalency of $10,150,195 (2015-2020)
- 5.3B total reach
- 100% positive or neutral coverage
- 6,824 mentions
- 4 million total social media impressions
Grant Value of $14,590,385 over 4.5 years
- $13,132,691 TIGER Grant Collier County
- $907,694 Safe Routes to School
- $200,000 MPO Grant Bonita Springs
- $250,000 Terry Street Project Bonita Springs
- In addition, helped support purchase of Edison Farms, a 4,000 acre preserve in Estero and the Gore property in Golden Estates which put 180 in preservation for trails and passive recreation (Letter of Support, Proof of Community Collaboration). $100,000 to establish and sustain the first SWFL Food Policy Council.
Total SWFL Value 2015-2019
- $40.3M Community Well-Being Value
- $10.1M Media Value/Ad Equivalency
- $14.5M Grant Value
- $64.9M Total Value
- 5.0 ROI
NCH Healthcare System (3 years)
- A 4.9 point jump in overall well-being among employees •
- 54% decrease in healthcare expenditures over six years •
- $27 million reduction in self-insured medical claims
- Nearly 60% of all employees pledged participation
- 40% decline in lost work days due to injury
“In an age when poor health seems so intractable, you’ve taken this community from a place of resignation to a place of hope.”
U.S. Surgeon General after his orientation to the Blue Zones Project in the Beach Cities, California
