Hawaii County schools to celebrate International Walk to School Day Oct. 4: Waimea and Kohala included
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NCH Healthcare System First Employer To Achieve Certified Blue Zones Worksite Status In Florida
Innovative Preventative Health Leader Sees Jump in Employee Well-Being
NAPLES, Fl /PRNewswire/ -- NCH Healthcare System today became the first Certified Blue Zones® Worksite in Florida and the first healthcare system in the nation to earn certification from the nationwide community well-being initiative. Since implementing Blue Zones Project®, NCH has seen a 2.8-point improvement in its Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being 5™ employee survey from 2015 to 2016. The survey measures the five interrelated elements shown to have the greatest impact on an individual's well-being: purpose, social, financial, community, and physical.
"At NCH, we are very proud to be the first Certified Blue Zones Worksite in Florida," said Allen S. Weiss, M.D., MBA, FACP, FACR, president and CEO, NCH Healthcare System. "Well-being is our mission and our promise, for those we serve and for our employees. That's why we're making substantive changes on our campuses – improving the foods we serve in our cafeterias, eliminating sugar-based beverages, and working with local producers to have onsite farmers markets. Each of these actions reinforces the idea that healthy doesn't have to be hard. We are creating success for patients, employees, and the community at large."
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OREGON HEALTHIEST STATE EXPANDS COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS
Cambia Health Foundation Leadership Funding Supports Community Health Transformation
PORTLAND, OR/ -- Oregon Healthiest State today announced the selection of The Dalles, Grants Pass, and the Umpqua region that includes Roseburg, as the next wave of Blue Zones Project® Demonstration Communities in Oregon. The three communities will join Klamath Falls, Oregon’s first Demonstration Community, in implementing locally driven, cross-sector health and well-being efforts that enable residents to live longer, happier lives with lower rates of chronic diseases. The three communities were selected to participate in an expanded community transformation effort, led by Oregon Healthiest State with significant funding from the Cambia Health Foundation.
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Marion Well-Being Index Score Rises for Second Year in a Row, Improving by 7 Percent Since 2014
Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index community study highlights improvements in all five elements of well-being
MARION, IA/ -- An investment in community well-being seems to be paying off in Marion, as a recent Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® community study shows a citywide gain of more than four points in Marion’s overall Well-Being Index score and improvements in the five elements of well-being. The study was conducted in the fall of 2016 as part of the city’s efforts surrounding Blue Zones Project®, a community-led well-being improvement initiative that focuses on changing the environment around us to make healthy choices easier.
The Well-Being Index is a scientific survey instrument that measures, tracks, and reports on the well-being of individuals and organizations. Gallup conducted the survey during a four-week period beginning September 23, 2016, nearly two years after Blue Zones Project officially kicked off in Marion.
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Psssst! Want to know a Secret to Longevity?
Finding the 'right tribe' can support healthy behaviors
Blue Zones Project communities see measurable impact on well-being
FRANKLIN, TN /PRNewswire/ -- Connections matter. Expanding your social circle to include healthy-minded and supportive people might be one of the most significant ways to add happy and quality years to your life. Belonging to the "right tribe" -- that is to say, a group of positive, encouraging friends — can change and improve a person's lifestyle, at least according to some of the world's longest living people.
