A BLUE ZONES Community is one where healthy choices are easier to make and people live longer, better lives. Since 2014, Fort Worth has undergone a neighborhood by neighborhood transformation, improving well-being through permanent changes to our built environment, policy, and social networks. Hundreds of worksites, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, organizations, civic leaders, and individuals have partnered together to create a cultural shift and environmental change.
87,800+ people have engaged with Blue Zones Project by taking the Personal Pledge or participating in a Purpose Workshop, cooking demonstration, Walking Moai, Potluck Moai, or volunteer activity
130 Blue Zones Project Approved™ Worksites
66 Blue Zones Project Approved™ Restaurants
45 Blue Zones Project Approved™ Schools
20 Blue Zones Project Approved™ Grocery stores
15 Blue Zones Project Faith-Based Organizations
52 Participating Organizations
24 new food, built environment, and smoking policies enacted
Thank you, Fort Worth. Because of you, we’re a BLUE ZONES Community, a BETTER Community!
Learn how you can commit to your own well-being and live longer and better by taking the
BLUE ZONES PERSONAL PLEDGE.
We’re proud to be the biggest BLUE ZONES Community in the country. But the bigger news is we’re also BETTER. Research from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index shows that people in Fort Worth who are engaged with Blue Zones Project are healthier and happier. Since 2014, Fort Worth’s Well-Being Index has increased significantly – 3.7 points – while the U.S. score declined. Other improvements include:
Fort Worth’s metro area equivalent ranking improved to 58th from 185th between 2014 and 2017 (out of 190 metro areas);
Smoking is down 31%;
Residents who exercise 30+ minutes 3+ days per week increased 17%;
Consumption of fruits and vegetables increased 3%;
Residents who are proud of our community increased 9%;
And more residents than ever agree that Fort Worth is the perfect place for them.
That’s BIG news, indeed. And there’s more to come!
With more than 330 worksites, organizations, schools, restaurants, grocery stores and neighborhoods participating with Blue Zones Project, there's always an event happening where you can learn about better well-being and practice the Power 9 principles. Find our events here or follow us on Facebook.
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Want to know the secrets of the world’s longest-lived people? Follow the Power 9® -- nine simple principles at the core of Blue Zones Project. Discover how some Fort Worth residents are following these principles for living longer and better, and find other resources for living a Blue Zones-inspired life.
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