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Marco Island Celebrated National Walking Day with Blue Zones Project

• Holiday Party Survival Tips
• Hunger Homelessness and Well-Being: Here's the Connection
• Maintain Don't Gain During the Holiday Season
• Use gratitude to help practice self-care during the Holidays
• So You Want to be Healthy? What Are you Going to do About That?
• Measuring Community Well-Being-The Results Are In
• Journaling Helps Relieve Stress and Enhance Well-being
• A Longevity Diet is More Than What You Eat
• Our Daily Bread on Marco Island Joins BZP
• Celebrate Healthy Aging Month - Okinawan Style
• SWFL Completes 30 for 30 Summer Challenge
• Beat the heat to practice well-being outdoors
• FDOH are unsung heroes for community health. Here's how you can give back
• Entering the Blue Zone
• Prevent Summer Slide for kids with Power 9
• Celebrate family health and fitness day
• Eat your way to better brain health
• Building a more resilient community
• Volunteer with purpose
• Calusa Gardens in Marco Island joins BZP
• Give your brain a boost with Power 9
• How to use your 5 senses to find your inner calm
• 5 Steps to help you grow younger
• Boost your well-being with walking
• Living life on purpose
• Simple ways to add plant slant to your diet
• Work on improving your sleep in March with Power 9, National Sleep Awareness Month
• 102-year-old gets second dose of COVID-19 vaccine: 'I feel as though I'm free'
• Gardening is the epitome of a BZP activity
• Improve your mood with the Mediterranean Diet
• Best time to get into the Zone - FL Weekly Best of Flamingo Awards
• Calusa Garden Club recognized as a BZP Organization
• STARability, Blue Zones Project, and Young Professionals of Naples partner for beach clean up event

• Executive Director for Blue Zones Project Recognized as Innovator in Modern Healthcare
• Cooking at home means healthy
  meals and family connections
• NAPLES A GREAT PLACE FOR LONGEVITY
• Blue Zones project tips to avoid holiday weight gain
• Staving off loneliness during COVID-19
• Community leaders discuss building
  and sustaining resilience in Southwest Florida
• Supercharge longevity with gratitude
• Maintain financial security for
  well-being during hard times
• October is Emotional Wellness Month: 5 tips to safeguard your emotional well-being
• Practicing the Power 9 while social distancing
• Women to watch: Deb Logan receives Modern Healthcare Award
• Tai chi instructor discusses her
  transition to online teaching
• Look for the helpers
• (Spanish) Dial back your Real Age
• Give yourself the gift of self-care
• Blue Zones Project organizations are a force multiplier for well-being
• Working from home? Avoid health hazards
• (Spanish) Your Heart Will Love the Power 9
• Finding the way home: How our veterans build resiliency through gratitude and purpose
• Blue Zones Power of 9 principles great way to keep heart healthy
• Five steps that will help you grow younger
• Steps to dial back your real age
• Hometown Health
• Blue Zones director named Top 25 Innovators in Healthcare
• Journey to the Blue Zones
• BZP leader named to top innovators in healthcare list
• Connection lost and found
• Turning 102 years young: A centenarian’s celebration of life
• Getting to the heart of resiliency in these unusual times
• June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month - Get better brain health with Power 9
• United Way of Collier County provides needed support with 2-1-1
• 10 tips on taking a tech break and improving your home environment for well-being
• Living in the Zones - The success of a potluck Moai
• Living the Blue Zones Life
• Research says walking this much per week extends your life
• 5 must-read books written by Blue Zones Project SWFL champions
• Need a boost in well-being? Join a Moai
• ‘How Not to Diet’ author to speak at Unity of Naples
• Rooted in Resilience: BZP promotes living longer, healthier lives
• Collier County Blue Zones Project sees rate of heart disease drop
• 5 Years Later" BZP makes a big impact on community well-being
• Live long and prosper? Naples among top places in U.S. for that, says Parade magazine
• Brighter Bites Works to Deliver Veg/Fruit to Families during COVID-19

• Garden on. It's good for you
• Four ways to beat loneliness
• Why is Naples so Healthy
• Blue Zones Palooza
• More plants, less meat
• Do have that talk about aging
• Naples tops well-being ranks 4 years in a row
• Why social support groups matter
• Collier approves complete streets policy
• The best ways to de-stress
• Blue Zones Project helps ignite joy for overall well-being
• 5 tips to manage holiday stress – the Blue Zones way
• SWFL working together to make healthy choices easier
• Track your trek aims to get people walking
• Power 9 principles help fitness clients achieve health goals
• One More Health Benefit— a Dog
• Naples Flatbread Joins BZP
• Raise a glass of wine with the Blue Zones Project
• Walkers in 10-week challenge can win big spa prize
• Into the Blue
• Stop When 80 Percent Full
• What Blue Zones Project looks like in a nonprofit
• Struggling with New Year’s Resolutions? Join a Moai!
• Blue Zones Project to host Palooza
• Living with purpose adds quality years to your life
• Exercise, meditation among ways Naples doctor relaxes
• Stress affects us all, so it’s how we react that’s key
• Southwest Florida celebrates National Walking Day on April 3
• Mom was right: Eat more veggies
• Downshifting with the Power 9 to live a balanced life
• Move it or lose it: Regular exercise key to a longer, healthy life
• People who live longer find ways to unplug
• Blue Zones Tips for Longer, Better Living
• Family Togetherness Is Good for Your Health
• Have a Purpose— You’ll Live Longer
• Giving the Gift of Mobility with Build-a-Bike
• Keep Moving
• Belong ...You’ll Live Longer and Better
• Why Wine Is Good for Your Health
• TODAY Show - These people tried Blue Zones diet for three months. See what they ate.
• Experience Blue Zones Project through volunteering
• Living with purpose adds quality years to your life
• Fitness is key to senior health

• Blue Zones Project nears 200 organizations in SW Florida
• Joyful Yoga cuts the Blue Ribbon
• Government play a role in health? You bet
• ‘Wellness tourism’ a burgeoning new industry in Collier, officials say
• The nomadic year of being crowned Miss International 2017
• Two more groups earn Blue Zones recognition (Rotary Club Immokalee, BKS Yoga
• BLUE ZONES PROJECT BRINGS LIFESTYLE GURU
• Naples is top in the nation for well-being
• CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION: Six 100-year-old women honored in East Naples
• Beyond expectations: Blue Zones co-founder Dan Buettner returns to Southwest Florida for talk, walk and tastings
• NAPLES NAMED HAPPIEST, HEALTHIEST CITY IN U.S., AGAIN
• FGCU: Blue Zones Project founder talks happiness
• What are the Blue Zones and how did they help make Naples the happiest and healthiest city in the United States?
• Cafe of Life in Bonita joins health initiative
• Suited up for the long haul
• The rise of Blue Zones in America
• Collier targets wellness tourism cash
• Naples Residents Are Happiest, Healthiest
• FGCU welcomes Blue Zones co-founder
• Blue Zones initiative still strong in Naples
• Walking groups help people with social connections
• BLUE ZONES PROJECT KEEPS EXPANDING IN 2018

• These are the happiest and healthiest cities in America
• (Spanish) My Power 9 is Community
• Step out with Blue Zones Project on National Walking Day
• Living longer, healthier, happier in SWFL
• Collaborating to help the next generation
• Naples No. 1 for happiness again
• BZP welcomes three new participants
• County officials vote to join BZP
• A VOICE FOR HEALTH: Miss Florida International, who has local ties, will promote the Blue Zones Project
• For the 2nd year in a row, the healthiest, happiest city in the US is...
• THREE FROM NEW JERSEY WORK FOUR DAYS IN SWFL
• Naples named one of the happiest cities in the U.S.
• MILLSAP TO SPEAK AT AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN EVENT
• THREE ORGANIZATIONS TAKE PART IN BLUE ZONES
• Blue Zones signs up 4 more groups
• GALLUP-HEALTHWAYS: NAPLES NO. 1 FOR ‘OVERALL WELL-BEING’
• Naples/Marco Island is the Happiest, Healthiest City In The U.S. for the 2nd Year In A Row
• BACK TO NORMAL: BLUE ZONES CHIPS IN POST-IRMA
• GOT HAPPINESS?
• Blue Zones expert says Naples area is among happiest places in the world
• A healthy feat on National Walking Day
• What’s your purpose? Workshops help you search
• Step out with Blue Zones Project on National Walking Day
• Naples/Marco Island is the happiest, healthiest city in the U.S. for second year in a row
• National Walking Day 2017
• What Makes Naples So Happy?
• BLUE ZONES PROJECT SPONSORING GROUP WALK
• Blue Zones Project recognizes Moorings Park
• WOMEN WALK MORE THAN MEN BUT BOTH HAVE ROOM TO IMPROVE
• The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, Women of the (239) and Island Coast Dentistry recently became Blue Zones Project-recognized organizations.
• Naples/Marco Island is the Happiest, Healthiest City in the U.S. for the 2nd Year in a Row
• Singing the Blues: One community has embraced a project that attempts to spread healthy-living practices
• HOMING IN ON HEALTHY: Chamber, 2 other organizations have joined the Blue Zones campaign
• Blue Zones now has more than 100 SWFL companies
• Four more groups gain Blue Zones recognition
• Blue Zones making inroads in Lee County
• Homegrown: Volunteers plant garden for community's use
• Cancer survivors create garden for healthy healing

• Keep on moving to increase longevity
• Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida Earns National Recognition
• A model of health: At 84, East Naples woman’s routine built on healthy habits
• Naples Blue Zones Businesses up to 14
• More businesses join campaign
• Small Golden Gate homeschool, other companies join Blue Zones project
• Getting into the ‘Zone’ for a healthier Southwest Florida
• BLUE ZONES SWFL RECEIVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION
• Yoga and the Blue Zones Connection
• TWO MORE IN THE ZONE
• Montessori school and boutique hotel go Blue
• Naples, best place to retire (and live)
• Blue Zones Project welcomes three more SWFL businesses
• Blue Zones Project Southwest Florida shines at summit with Wynn’s and the city of Naples
• Up to 15 Organizations with BZP
• Giving back: Volunteer Expo pairs helpers with organizations that need them
• LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CONFERENCE COMING TO NAPLES
• Two Naples employers join Blue Zones Project

• Super Librarian at Lake Trafford Elementary Celebrates the Superpower of Reading
• CCPS to feed every child everywhere
• Wellness classes at New Beginnings bring new element of well-being
• BZP schools earn an A in well-being

• Students at Naples Park Elementary learn coping strategies through mindful breathing, stretching and positive self-talk
• Bonita Springs Elementary joins list of schools helping people live longer better lives
• More than 500 participate in Blue Zones Project 30 for 30 Challenge 
• Naples Park Elementary students use yoga to reduce stress
• Bonita Springs Elementary becomes a Blue Zone school

• Blue Zones helps local schools move on from plastic
• Blue Zones Project helps schools pass on plastic bottles
• Active children are healthier with good habits
• Support International School Walking Day on Oct. 2

• Bonita Springs Charter principle leads by example
• Gulf Coast Charter Academy South receives Healthy School Award
• Bonita Springs Charter School gains Blue Zones Project approval
• FSW Collier to become first Blue Zones Project-recognized in Florida
• FSW Collier becomes First Blue Zones ­recognized college in state 
• FSW COLLIER CAMPUS NAMED FIRST BLUE ZONES-RECOGNIZED COLLEGE IN FLORIDA
• Bonita Springs Charter School makes the grade with the Blue Zones Project
• Tommie Barfield Elementary is BLUE and it’s a Wonderful Thing

• Immokalee Technical School takes on Blue Zones Project

• Building a Culture of Workplace Resilience at the Naples Shelter
• City of Marco Island recognized as a BZP worksite
• It's ok not to be ok - Where to find mental health help in the new year
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion take center stage at Naples Players
• London Bay signs on as lead sponsor of Paradise Coast Trail

• Easing the sticker shock: How Southwest Florida employers can apply innovative solutions to reduce healthcare costs
• Supporting safety in healthcare: an important step in maintaining well-being
• Worksites are downshifting into 2020
• COVID-19 is more than just a physical illness
• Naples Botanical Garden helps community downshift

• The Arlington of Naples achieves Blue Zones Project trifecta
• Positive culture in workplace helps keep talent
• Lee County Public Scholl administration building now a Blue Zones worksite

• More groups join Blue Zones Project
• NCH Healthcare System earns well-being award
• David Lawrence Center, Naples Zoo, and Community Health Partners join Blue Zones Project
• Immokalee Center earns Blue Zones recognition
• Vi at Bentley Village, Boardwalk joins Blue Zones
• Blue Zones adds Naples bank, country club eatery
• Shulas Steak House and Avow Hospice join Blue Zones Project
• Guadalupe Center becomes first Blue Zones Project workplace in Immokalee

• NCH becomes first Fla. Blue Zones worksite employer
• Arthrex earns Blue Zones Designation
• Blue Zones Project hosting two workshops
• Commons Club joins Blue Zones Project
• Going blue is a logical next step for NCH
• Naples Botanic Garden goes blue
• Florida Blue insurer joins Blue Zones Project
• Blue Zones summit welcomes employees
• Foot Solutions Estero becomes an approved worksite
• Hospital system becomes Blue Zones standout
• Blue Zones Worksite Summit invites employers to make the healthy choice

• Health Tested, Blue Zones Approved: Collier Dept. Earns Certification
• London Bay Homes: In the Zone
• Worksite summit to teach businesses about healthier choices
• London Bay Homes scores BZP approval
• Naples Beach Club and Hotel Joins BZP
• City of Naples becomes Blue Zones worksite
• Luxury homebuilder the latest to jump onboard the Blue Zones train
• Blue Zones worksite summit invites employers to make the healthy choice
• Shelter adds new cause by becoming BZP worksite

Youth Haven is Helping Children Heal Through Gardening

• Healthy Choices are on the menu at BZP restaurants
• CJ’s on the Bay – you’re about to enter the Blue Zone
• Top 5 BZP tips for dining out
• Diners restaurant picks for BZP restaurants

• Fify's Restaurant and LeGrand provide healthy choices
• Skillets and Shangri-la offer plant-powered menus
• Tips from local chefs on cooking at home
• Skillets Restaurants makes a little change go a long way for children in need
• Blue Zones Project orgs are a force multiplier for well-being

• Why Skillets Restaurants joined BZP
• CJ's on the Bay: Bringing veggies to a whole new level
• Restaurants collaborate with BZP to create healthy fare
• Four restaurants receive BZP approval (Shula's Steak House, Riverwalk in Naples, The Dock, Mel's Diner
• Americans are eating out less - Blue Zones Project approved restaurants have a fix for that
• Sunburst Cafe in Naples is, after 20 years, reborn with new owners

• Boardwalk joins Blue Zones Project
• Shula's Steak House joins Blue Zones Project
• Blue Zones adds country club eatery
• First eatery in Estero joins Blue Zones Project
• BZP keeps expanding in 2018 - Skillets Restaurants

• BZP welcomes Cosmos Restaurant
• Naples Flatbread and CJ's on the Bay Join project
• The Local joins BZP
• Juicelation joins BZP
• Cosmos joins BZP
• Sodexo adopts health practices at hospital cafes
• BRK Pizza celebrates a decade
• In the 'Zone': CJ’s first island restaurant to gain Blue Zones certification

• BRK Pizza joins effort
• Cider Press Cafe becomes a Blue Zones restaurant

Blue Zones Project helping to make healthy choices easier in partnership with SWFL Fresh

Blue Zones Project of Southwest Florida is working to make sure our roads are safer for bikers.

• Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Receives Federal Grant Award to Strengthen Local and Regional Markets for U.S Agriculture Products
• (Video) Blue Zones Project Partners with St. Matthews House and other SWFL Organizations to help fight food insecurity through MEANS database
• Transportation and Hospitality Summit Explores Better Options for Marco
• BZP SWFL Food Policy Council Fights Food Insecurity for Children
• BZP Wins Supporting Agency Award for Bike Safety
• Celebrate cycling with Bike There Day
• Blue Zones Project partners with communities to address food insecurity
• Turn Up the Volume: How to Hand Over the Mic to Marginalized Communities for Greater Impact
• Bonita Springs hosts free Bike Safety Day during National Bike Month
• CCPS to feed every child everywhere
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• May is Bike Month! Pedal out and become a 'spokes' person for safety
• Planning long range transportation and congestion management in Collier County
• Creating home for the holidays - Why affordable housing matters
• Fighting food insecurity in the face of uncertainty
• Celebrate safe biking as transportation with Bike to Work Day
• How changing your work commute can help you live longer
• SWFL agency receives $100,000 grant
• Farmers are the unsung heroes of this pandemic
• A built environment made for pedestrian and bicycle safety
• Blue Zones Project helps shape Marco Island health with a summit
  

• Visiting farmers markets are good for the body and soul
• Celebrate National Gardening Day in peace and beauty of nature
• Bicycling tips to keep you safe on the road
• Collier Greens supports health benefits of school, community gardens
• Food insecurity troubles state
• UF program works to provide nutrition education in SWFL
• FNP collaborates with others to provide health, nutrition experiences in Collier
• The health of our food system
• Community planner to speak in Collier County
• Mix up your mobility
• Try transit as an alternative to driving everywhere
• Coming around to roundabouts for safety and efficiency
• Submit bike selfie for chance to win grand prize
• Time to quit smoking - Get involved

• BZP promotes healthier snacking
• Food deserts and free lunch - SWFL residents seek better access to healthy food
• Support for 8th St. corridor improvement project needed
• Hodges University and Avow Hospice ban smoking
• Dan Burden named one of 100 Most Influential Urbanists
• Make the healthy choice the easy choice
• Healthy vending machine snacks gain foothold in Southwest Florida

• Butt out - 'Please don't smoke signs' going up at ballfields
• Homegrown - Volunteers spruce up garden, plant vegetables for community's use
• 'Complete Streets' planning considers all users
• Residents unite as Blue Zones supporters
• Hospital garden helps cancer patients recover
• BZP promotes health and built environment
• Service workers in Naples get bikes with safety gear

• Safety first for walkers, bicyclists
• No butts about it: Smokeout day promotes healthy housing, lungs

• BZP HOA's Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Walking improves your health
• Gardening is the epitome of a BZP activity
• SWFL-Real-Producers-Magazine-BZP Brings Wellness to HOA Communities
• How can the Blue Zones Project add value to your neighborhood (video)
• Ave Maria Raises Well-being
  
  

• Community serving community

• Neighbors connect with neighbors for happier healthier lives
• Naples Reserve’s homeowners association earns Blue Zones Project recognition

• Naples Lake promotes fitness director, Named Blue Zones participant
• Blue Zones Project keeps expanding communities with Wildcat Run
• Blue Zones Project is on a roll with more residential communities jumping on board

• First community in Estero to earn Blue Zones designation
• Quail Creek fitness joins BZP
• Foxfire joins BZP
• Bonita Bay joins BZP
• Moorings Park joins BZP
• Fiddlers Creek joins BZP
• Naples Heritage and Village Walk join BZP
• Estero community sets an example as a Blue Zones supporter - Tidewater by Del Webb

• Longevity project turning SWFL blue

St Marks Becomes First BZP Church on Marco Island

Video - St Marks Becomes First BZP Church on Marco Island

• BZP Brings Well-being to Faith-based Organizations

• Blue Zones Project and St. John the Evangelist Church inspire an attitude of gratitude

• Unity Church improves well-being
  through Mediterranean cooking classes
• Faith-based camaraderie can pave path to longer life
• David Lawrence Center’s Mindful Compassion: A Missional Movement

• Legacy Church joins BZP
• Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ joins BZP

• Jubilee Fellowship receives BZP recognition

• Meet you at the aisle - Healthy tips to take with you to the grocery store

• LeGrand Caribbean Market is providing healthy choices
• After losing 100 + lbs., grocery store owner promotes healthier options
• LeGrand Caribbean Market increases fresh produce consumption with Fresh Access Bucks
• (Spanish) LeGrand Caribbean Market increases fresh produce consumption with Fresh Access Bucks
• After dramatic weight loss, Immokalee grocery store owner helps customers eat healthier
• Blue Zones Project grocery stores
  help shoppers make healthy choices
• Video: Franck LeGrand's Personal Health Journey with BZP

• Grocery Shoppers ‘Nudged’ to Make Healthy Choices via Blue Zones Project
• PG Web Extra: Entering the Health
  Zone - Innovative project engages consumers on a community
  level

• Family grocer Wynn's Market still thriving in Naples after 80 years

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