Reposted from Hawaii News Now
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - HMSA, Hawaii's largest health insurance provider, is teaming up with a best selling author to help communities in the islands get healthier.
HMSA is launching Blue Zones Project, which is based off a template created to help lead people to live more active lifestyles.
Elisa Yadao, senior vice president of consumer experience at HMSA is here to explain.
Reposted from West Hawaii Today
by Erin Miller
Hawaii’s largest health insurance provider is teaming up with a bestselling author to help communities here get healthier.
Hawaii Medical Service Agency joined National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, whose book, “The Blue Zones,” has created a template for communities to follow that leads people to more active lifestyles, making better food choices, spending more time in social pursuits and creating more walkable communities. The book inspired The Blue Zone Project, which has been initiated in 13 communities across the country.
Hawaii is a natural fit for the project, Buettner said Tuesday during a visit to Hawaii Island with HMSA President and CEO Mike Gold.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hmsa-bringing-blue-zones-hawaii#sthash.jNL6tsrI.dpufHawaii’s largest health insurance provider is teaming up with a bestselling author to help communities here get healthier.
Hawaii Medical Service Agency joined National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, whose book, “The Blue Zones,” has created a template for communities to follow that leads people to more active lifestyles, making better food choices, spending more time in social pursuits and creating more walkable communities. The book inspired The Blue Zone Project, which has been initiated in 13 communities across the country.
Hawaii is a natural fit for the project, Buettner said Tuesday during a visit to Hawaii Island with HMSA President and CEO Mike Gold.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hmsa-bringing-blue-zones-hawaii#sthash.jNL6tsrI.dpufHawaii’s largest health insurance provider is teaming up with a bestselling author to help communities here get healthier.
Hawaii Medical Service Agency joined National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, whose book, “The Blue Zones,” has created a template for communities to follow that leads people to more active lifestyles, making better food choices, spending more time in social pursuits and creating more walkable communities. The book inspired The Blue Zone Project, which has been initiated in 13 communities across the country.
Hawaii is a natural fit for the project, Buettner said Tuesday during a visit to Hawaii Island with HMSA President and CEO Mike Gold.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hmsa-bringing-blue-zones-hawaii#sthash.jNL6tsrI.dpufHawaii’s largest health insurance provider is teaming up with a bestselling author to help communities here get healthier.
Hawaii Medical Service Agency joined National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, whose book, “The Blue Zones,” has created a template for communities to follow that leads people to more active lifestyles, making better food choices, spending more time in social pursuits and creating more walkable communities. The book inspired The Blue Zone Project, which has been initiated in 13 communities across the country.
Hawaii is a natural fit for the project, Buettner said Tuesday during a visit to Hawaii Island with HMSA President and CEO Mike Gold.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hmsa-bringing-blue-zones-hawaii#sthash.jNL6tsrI.dpufHawaii’s largest health insurance provider is teaming up with a bestselling author to help communities here get healthier.
Hawaii Medical Service Agency joined National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner, whose book, “The Blue Zones,” has created a template for communities to follow that leads people to more active lifestyles, making better food choices, spending more time in social pursuits and creating more walkable communities. The book inspired The Blue Zone Project, which has been initiated in 13 communities across the country.
Hawaii is a natural fit for the project, Buettner said Tuesday during a visit to Hawaii Island with HMSA President and CEO Mike Gold.
- See more at: http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hmsa-bringing-blue-zones-hawaii#sthash.jNL6tsrI.dpufTo make it even easier, you’re supposed to take on just the changes that you’re comfortable with. “The thing to realize is the Power 9 is an à la carte menu,” says Dan Buettner, the National Geographic explorer and author who helped identify the Power 9. “These are all things that not only the longest-living people do, but are also evidence based.”
Buettner discovered the nine commonalities after leading teams to places like Okinawa, Japan, and Loma Linda, Calif., that were known for having large numbers of people who lived to be 100 years old or older (also known as centenarians). What’s more incredible is these centenarians are active – they still work, eat well, and are an integral part of life in their communities.
Buettner and his teams dubbed these places Blue Zones® and he wrote about them in his book, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.
Reposted from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
by Kristen Consillio
The Hawaii Medical Service Association is debuting a project it hopes will add at least a dozen years to your life.
The state's dominant medical insurer is partnering with Healthways to help local communities boost their well-being and live longer by making healthy choices easier for residents.
From Sardinia, Italy to Okinawa, Japan, people are living vibrant, active lives well into their hundreds. Author and National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner calls these areas Blue Zones and they’re the inspiration behind his New York Times bestseller, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.
You have a chance to make your community a Blue Zones Community®. By bringing residents, worksites, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and government together, you can help inspire a movement that has the power to improve quality of life for your friends, family, and neighbors for generations to come.
Reposted from Island Scene
by Matt Tuohy
If you could add 10 or 12 years to your life, would you say no? We’re talking about 12 quality years, where you can move naturally, enjoy time with friends and loved ones, and eat good food. And all you have to do is make some lifestyle changes. Nine of them, to be exact.
They’re called the Power 9® and are a portion of a larger health initiative called the Blue Zones Project® by Healthways, a company that works with HMSA to offer tools and resources to help people live healthier lives.
