Blue Zones Project®
Using secrets discovered in the original blue zones—rare longevity hotspots around the world where people are thriving into their 100s—we help people live longer, better® through community transformation programs that lower healthcare costs, improve productivity, and boost national recognition as great places to live, work, and play.
Our success in cities, businesses, and states across America makes Blue Zones Project a proven model for transforming the health of large populations.
BLUE ZONES PROJECT COMMUNITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED:
Double digit drops in obesity, smoking, and BMI (body mass index)
Millions of dollars of savings in healthcare costs
Measurable drops in employee absenteeism
“…the results are stunning.”
“The Blue Zones Project helped our community set amazing, aggressive, and achievable strategies that moved the Public Health agenda further in 10 months than what I could have expected in 10 years.”
MAKING THE HEALTHY CHOICE THE EASY CHOICE
Almost all Americans spend 90% of our lives within 20 miles of home. That is where we focus, using evidence-based lessons of longevity known as the Blue Zones Power 9. We improve street and park designs, public policy, and social involvement so that it’s easy for people to make healthy choices.
A COMMUNITY-WIDE APPROACH TO WELL-BEING
We don’t just rely on individual behavior change. We improve community health by making permanent and semi-permanent changes on multiple levels. We improve or optimize city streets (smoking policies, bike lanes, sidewalks), public spaces (parks, lakes, walking paths), schools (cafeterias, safe walking paths to school), restaurants, grocery stores, employers, faith-based organizations, and community involvement.
EFFECTIVE . IMPACTFUL . SUSTAINABLE .
READY TO HELP TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY?
Successful communities have a champion(s) that leads the process of securing funding and educating and driving community stakeholder interest. Past and current project champions include health insurance executives, public health officials, and community leaders. They all have one thing in common: they have the vision to change their community.
Projects are deployed through our partnership with both Sharecare and regional sponsor(s). The projects are publicly supported, privately funded, and run for 3-10 years.
