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Engaging Places to Make
Healthy Choices Easier
Every community contains dozens of areas that are ripe for the kinds of improvements Blue Zones Project® seeks out. We break all those down into five categories: Schools, Worksites, Grocery Stores, Restaurants, and Participating Organizations (Civic Group, Club, Faith-Based, HOA, Non-Profit, or Other). When we enlist these influential bedrocks of the community as partners, we can create real, lasting well-being transformation.
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Why well-being
While many traditional health initiatives focus on diet and exercise programs, Blue Zones Project aims to comprehensively change a community’s environment so that individuals are regularly nudged into making healthy choices. We take a systematic approach to improving well-being through policy, building design, social networks, and built environment.
How to get started
Are you interested in cultivating health- and longevity-improving environments and opportunities for your customers, employees, students, or congregation? The first step is filling out a simple registration form.
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Worksites
Healthier work environments can benefit both employers and their valuable employees.
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Most jobs today are sedentary, with only about 20 percent requiring moderate physical activity. About one-third of a person’s waking hours are spent at work, so employers can have great influence in helping us move more, eat better, and connect.
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Schools
Schools can teach a community’s youngest citizens healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
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A community’s schools can shape their children’s health habits for life. Simple things like physical activity and stretch breaks during the school day can increase concentration, and improve grades and test scores.
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Grocery Stores
We work with grocery stores to increase healthy offerings and make it easier for people to make smart food choices.
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Grocery stores subtly influence our food decisions in pretty significant ways. Here’s just one: Placing healthier food items in high-visibility areas in the store means those unhealthy impulse items are less likely to end up in customer carts.
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Restaurants
Restaurants can help hungry customers make better food and drink choices even when they’re away from home.
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Restaurants play a key role in a community’s overall wellness as more people seek healthy options when dining out. Adopting our best practices can grow your business’s bottom line while ensuring the health and happiness of your customers.
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Participating Organizations
Can’t find a category that exactly fits your business? Fear not—the Power 9® principles can be applied in almost any setting! We’ll show you how to inspire and boost attendance of your current membership, while also attracting new members.
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Even those businesses and organizations that defy categorization can benefit from Blue Zones Project’s research-based best practices, resources, and support. Tell us about what you do and let us help you transform the community you serve.
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Building a healthier community
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![Man in grocery store holding up a poster of food](https://southwestflorida.bluezonesproject.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/07/1.3.7.M10.1.1_Image-Gallery-5Optimized.jpg)