Blue Zones Project Blog

Rethinking Community Benefit Programs—A New Vision for Hospital Investment in Community Health, co-authored by Dr. Jay Bhatt, a friend and former Chief Medical Officer of the American Hospital Association (AHA), makes the case for healthcare systems to invest in the community outside their walls. Moving upstream from a “repair shop” to a “prevention program” will eliminate unnecessary misery, decrease cost, and ultimately save the healthcare industry from bankrupting itself and the nation.

If you are you interested in your life expectancy based on your location, place your ZIP code into Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s internet site. You can easily compare ZIP codes’ results if you are thinking of relocating.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are appropriately top-of-mind in America today, particularly for health professionals, governmental officials, influential leaders, and concerned others—all who have witnessed the disproportionate devastation of socio-economically disadvantaged populations from the pandemic as well as those who desire to eradicate systemic racism.