Step inside the push to increase American longevity.
AdvertisementThis discovery made Buettner wonder if he could create a"Blue Zones blueprint" that other communities could use to improve the well-being of their residents. The resulting
proves that cities across the U.S. can become far healthier and more sustainable places to live with the help of a few simple policies.For the first Blue Zones Project 13 years ago, Buettner and his team set out to Albert Lea, Minnesota, a small town about 90 miles south of the Twin Cities. "Right out of the gates in the first two years, we raised their life expectancy by about two and a half years and cut health care costs by 40%," Buettner tells mindbodygreen."We helped shed about two tons off their waistlines, and that's for a population of about 18,000 people."
A 12-hour drive away in Fort Worth, Texas, another success story comes into view. The Blue Zones Project helped reduce the average BMI and lower the obesity rate, as well as decrease smoking by 31%. These changes saved the community aboutSo, what's the secret to these results? Buettner points to a bundle of policies that, as he puts it"make the healthy choice the easy choice." The Blue Zones Project team has compiled dozens of such policies to present to community decision-makers.
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