The Secrets of Living Longer, Better are All Around Us
Blue Zones Project is helping transform communities across America so that everyone, everywhere can live better, longer.
Blue Zones Project is a Community-Led Well-Being Initiative Inspired by the World’s Longest-Living Populations.
Instead of focusing only on individual behavior, the program works with local governments, businesses, schools, restaurants, and residents to reshape the environments where people live. The goal is simple: make the healthy choice the easy choice.
Through evidence-based strategies and community collaboration, Blue Zones Project helps cities and counties create lasting changes that improve well-being, increase productivity, and reduce healthcare costs.
In an age when poor health seems so intractable, you've taken this community from a place of resignation to a place of hope.
Vivek Murthy, M.D.
Former U.S. Surgeon General during visit to California's Beach Cities
Monterey County, California A Community Transformation
Over the course of 5 years, Blue Zones work resulted in a measurable reduction in chronic health risks, increased civic pride, and improvements in overall well-being.
Salinas’ designation as a certified Blue Zones Community®, the first city to earn this designation in Monterey County, is an important milestone in this effort.
Blue Zones Project Monterey County is creating lasting momentum around well-being, demonstrating how an entire county's well-being improved by 3.7 points.
Blue Zones, the Recognized Pioneers and Innovators in Population Health.
Provides the tools to transform environments to drive physical, mental, social, and professional well-being.
Rooted in years of international anthropological research and data-driven results, our world-renowned experts and solutions transform cities and implement sustainable change. Blue Zones Project Communities benefit from better health, significant medical cost savings, productivity improvements, increased economic vitality, and lowered obesity and smoking rates.
Explore the Communities Already Leading this Transformation
Across the United States, forward-thinking communities are partnering with Blue Zones Project to transform the places where people live, work, learn, and gather.
Together, we can build environments where healthier choices become natural and lasting.
Bring Blue Zones Project to Your Community
If your city or county is ready to invest in long-term well-being, Blue Zones Project can help guide the journey.