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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 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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