Fort Worth Community Update: January 2016
Here’s a round-up of highlights for January 2016:
Here’s a round-up of highlights for January 2016:
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
Here’s a round-up of highlights for December 2015:
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
Here’s a round-up of highlights for November 2015:
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
At Blue Zones Project® and our parent company, Healthways, we'd like to think of our office as a “living lab,” meaning we try our best to practice what we preach by making healthy choices whenever possible through implementing the Blue Zones® Power 9 principles into our lives. Each week, we'll introduce you to a different colleague of our Right Tribe, and share his or her favorite Power 9.
Here’s a round-up of highlights for October 2015:
Built Environment
Residents of the Historic Stop Six neighborhood are invited to a free Historic Stop Six Visioning Workshop on Monday, October 26 from 5:30- 8:30 p.m. at Dunbar High School. Join your neighbors as we brainstorm and dream up ideas for transforming our community. To RSVP, visit StopSixWorkshop.eventbrite.com.
Food Policy
Blue Zones Project is presenting Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story at The Modern Art Museum on November 7 at 2:00 p.m. Just Eat It is a 74-minute documentary about food waste and food rescue. Filmmakers and food lovers, Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. Admission is free and open to the public. Seating is limited.
Grocery
Congratulations to the winner of our Central Market Facebook contest, Cathy Hoogeboom. Stay tuned for future contests. At Blue Zone Project Approved™ grocery stores: Central Market, Fiesta Mart and Carnival, you’ll find delicious Blue Zones® food items throughout the store, and when you’re ready to check out, you’ll find healthy items at the Blue Zones Checkout Lanes right at your (or your children’s) fingertips! Two additional grocery stores are working diligently toward becoming Blue Zones Project Approved status in the fourth quarter.
Individuals
The neighborhoods team is actively engaging neighborhoods throughout the city during events and fall festivals this month. The team will be participating in the National Night Out Kick-Off event at Montgomery Plaza on Saturday, October 3, and encouraging participants to “Text to Pledge.” You can also find the team at White Lake Hills Neighborhood Fall Festival Saturday, October 10. This fall festival includes a walk with Mayor Betsy Price as well as a potluck in the park, Zumba demonstration, and Blue Zones walking engagement speeches for participants. In addition, you can learn more about Blue Zones Project at the Greenbriar Community Center’s Fall Festival on Saturday, October 24, and the Ridglea Hills Family Fun Day on Saturday, October 31.
Restaurants
Congratulations to the newest Blue Zones Project Approved restaurant, Camelot Court! Located inside of Located on the first floor of Cook Children's Medical Center, Camelot Court is the 12th restaurant to become approved, making healthy choices easier for Fort Worth patrons. Click here for the full list of restaurants.
Schools
The Walking School Bus program will kick off in Fort Worth on October 7, 2015, for International Walk to School Day with eight pilot schools. Participating FWISD elementary schools include De Zavala, Christene C. Moss, W.J. Turner, East Handley, M.H. Moore, Oakhurst, Diamond Hill, and Lily B. Clayton. The community goal for Blue Zones Project is to initialize Walking School Buses within 27 Fort Worth schools. If you would like more information: email bzpfwschools@healthways.com.
Volunteers, parents, PTA’s/PTO’s, police, faculty, and community partners like Texas A&M Agrilife Extension are vital for the success of the project. We are thankful for Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Services who underwrote and created walking school bus “power bins” that include cones, knapsacks, fit stops, (activities) and first-aid kits.Tarrant County Extension Director, Dr. Joan Jacobsen recently shared, “We are excited to partner with Blue Zones Project and Fort Worth ISD on the Walking School Bus and Safe Routes to School programs by supporting schools with resources to help make the program successful. In the future, we hope to continue our partnership with these entities to encourage even more physical activity through our Walk Across Texas Program.”
Worksites
Congratulations to Cook Children’s Healthcare Systems, the first Blue Zones Project sponsor to become an Approved worksite! On September 28, Blue Zones Project celebrated this fantastic achievement with Mayor Betsy Price and City Councilwoman Ann Zadeh. This month, we are excited to add Ben E. Keith and The Stayton to the list of Approved Worksites. Both employers have implemented wellness best practices to lower healthcare cost and improve productivity.