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Blue Zones Activate, a health and well-being transformation initiative, has launched in Lewis County! Research shows that where people live significantly influences their health and life expectancy. Blue Zones uses evidence-based strategies to make it easier for people to make healthy choices in their communities.

Built on over 20 years of research, their innovative work in over 70 communities around the country has sparked transformations that enhance the well-being of residents, improve employee and student productivity, and boost economic vitality and development. Blue Zones focuses on the single largest determinant of our health: the place we live.

Creating sustainable change

The Blue Zones Life Radius approach is a systems-focused model to make healthy choices easier in all the places people spend the most time so that it is easier to move naturally, connect with others, eat wisely and connect with one's purpose. By focusing on the places where people live, work, learn and play, Blue Zones has been able to move the needle in improving overall population health and happiness and reducing health care costs.

Becoming a Blue Zones community is a three-phase process. Blue Zones Activate (phase 2) begins the foundational work of improving food-environment and built-environment policies immediately. The Blue Zones team is working with local leaders and citizens to optimize places and policies that drive sustainable change to benefit the entire community and future generations to follow.

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