by: Amy Keller (Florida Trend)
Since implementing a Blue Zones Project, Collier County has seen the rate of heart disease deaths plummet.
Since 2015, the rate of death from heart disease in Collier County — which includes Naples, Immokalee and Marco Island — has declined 8.1%. It’s far and away the lowest of any county in the state, at 89.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Risk factors associated with heart disease are lower in the county compared to the state average.
Coincidentally or not, 2015 was also the year that local health leaders embarked on a community- wide health improvement initiative known as the Blue Zone Project.
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