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“If we can craft those environments where we live, where we work, where we play and where we learn, to make healthy choices prominent then we are more likely to be healthy, Patz said.
Blue Zones prides itself on positive change reporting that communities they’ve worked on have seen double-digit drops in obesity, smoking and BMI. They also report millions of dollars of savings in healthcare costs and measurable drops in employee absenteeism.
Patz says Blue Zones will complete their assessment by May 11 with recommendations for improvements in Jacksonville. It ll then be up to community leaders and elected officials to take the recommendations and turn them into real changes.