Long-term extension of Blue Zones Project collaborative confirms continued demand for community well-being improvement solutions
With a decade of collaborative experience in positively impacting the well-being of communities through the Blue Zones Project initiative, Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, and Blue Zones, global experts in helping people live longer, better lives, announced they have extended their strategic partnership. Blue Zones was recently acquired by Adventist Health, a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving more than 80 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii.
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Blue Zones Project by Sharecare has a proven track record of community transformation in 51 communities across North America – making the healthy choice the easy choice by optimizing the environments where we spend our time. Inspired by Dan Buettner’s research of the longest-lived cultures across the world, the Blue Zones Project uses the Life Radius model to address people, places, and policy and is now impacting 3.4 million people across North America. Participating communities have experienced double-digit drops in obesity and tobacco use and have saved millions of dollars in healthcare costs.
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“We look forward to continuing our relationship with Blue Zones and expanding our relationship with Adventist Health who has an exceptional reputation for providing health services of the highest quality. The decision to extend the Blue Zones Project partnership confirms the long-term commitment shared by Adventist Health, Blue Zones and Sharecare to empower people to live longer, healthier, happier lives with less incidences of preventable chronic conditions and stronger connections with the community,” said Jeff Arnold, founder, chairman and CEO of Sharecare. “While this partnership extension has been in the works for months, the timing of finalizing this extension will allow us to work even better together to help our communities and our country best navigate their health and well-being throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic and the related recovery process.”
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