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Learn about our journey to improve the lives of our community through engaging individuals, worksites, schools, grocery stores, restaurants, and faith-based organizations to help residents live better, longer. 

  • Mar 09, 2024

    Positively Jax: School Approval at Normandy Village Elementary

    A local school is making strides toward healthier lifestyles for its students thanks to a partnership with the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville. Organizers and school leaders at Normandy Village Elementary School ...

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  • Jan 13, 2024

    Fresh Finds: Highlighting Local Fresh Recipes in Jacksonville

    Every week Blue Zones Project Jacksonville links with local farmers, business owners, and restaurants to bring you the fresh local options in our community! Tune in weekdays on Wednesday between ...

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  • Jan 12, 2024

    Cultivating Health & Well-being: The Journey to Blue Zones Project Jacksonville Restaurant Approval

    Local restaurants are critical to our community, both economically and socially. Often, diners pop into local eateries hoping to try new dishes that nudge them out of their comfort zone. ...

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  • Jan 09, 2024

    Cooking Up Access to Healthy Food

    Check out pages 15-17 of this article to learn how residents, farmers, and restaurants are working together to cook up a culture of well-being.    

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  • Nov 29, 2023

    1 Foxy Lady: Springfield eatery earns first Blue Zones approval

    Shandon Benjamin Fox has tried to shed the misconception that southern cuisine cannot be nutritious. When she opened 1 Foxy Lady restaurant in Springfield in July 2020, she wanted to ...

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  • Nov 15, 2023

    What smoke-free parks change means for smokers, non-smokers

    Since Kick-Off, Blue Zones Project Jacksonville has had a huge policy win. The City of Jacksonville has unanimously passed a Smoke-Free Park ordinance, prohibiting smoking in Jacksonville’s parks. With a ...

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  • Oct 25, 2023

    Blue Zones Project; Elevate Jacksonville; Cummer Museum; Porchfest

    Jacksonville is one of many cities in the United States that have embraced the Blue Zones principles. Jax is striving to create a healthier community. Guest: Nicole Hamm, executive director ...

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  • Oct 17, 2023

    Live Better, Longer

    Well-being is a buzzword in our current culture. Yet, when asked what well-being looks like for individuals, people tend to pause. It’s been elusive to define without focusing heavily on ...

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  • Sep 26, 2023

    Food deserts; Peace in the Pages; Bistro X

    Today, we discuss food deserts — areas where Duval County residents have little or no access to affordable, healthy food. Our guests: Nicole Hamm, executive director of the Blue Zones ...

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  • Aug 22, 2023

    Jacksonville to consider banning smoking and vaping inside parks

    Sitting at a park or playground and catching a whiff of cigarette smoke. For non-smokers, it can not only be a mood killer but also a health risk. Until recently, ...

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  • Jun 14, 2023

    Mary Litwhiler Celebrates 100th Birthday

    Family and friends asked Mary Litwhiler what she wanted for her 100th birthday. “I don’t want anything,” she said. When they said they had to do something for such a momentous ...

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  • May 27, 2023

    Blue Zones to host kickoff party

    Blue Zones executive director Nicole Hamm joined GMJ to let viewers know about the kickoff event

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  • Jan 26, 2023

    Equity investment: How local organizations are trying to fix disparities in health care

    Equity investment: How local organizations are trying to fix disparities in health care (bizjournals.com)

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  • Jan 12, 2023

    Creating the right blueprint: A talk with Blue Zones co-founder as local project kicks off

    More than two decades ago, Nick Buettner started a project that organizers now hope will have an impact on Jacksonville.

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  • Oct 31, 2022

    How Blue Zones Jacksonville is looking to make the city a healthier, happier place

    How Blue Zone Jacksonville is looking to make the city a healthier, happier place – Jacksonville Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

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  • Jun 03, 2022

    Blue Zones Project coming to Jacksonville

    Blue Zones Project coming to Jacksonville (yahoo.com)

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  • Jun 03, 2022

    Blue Zones Project launches to make Jacksonville a healthier place to live

    Blue Zones Project launches to make Jacksonville a healthier place to live (firstcoastnews.com)

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  • Jun 03, 2022

    Commentary: Jacksonville has potential to become a Blue Zone

    A survey says the community is optimistic, but there is room for improvement.

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  • Apr 26, 2022

    Two Centuries of Jacksonville: The Benefits of Blue Zones

    What are Blue Zones and why are the people there so healthy? Learn about the global movement that has improved health and well-being for entire communities and cities, and how ...

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NEWS: A Powerful Coalition of Organizations, Including Area Hospitals, Unite to Launch Blue Zones Project in Jacksonville

June 2, 2022

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We spent 2025 talking with our community about getting the most life out of the years we have left by focusing on our Power 9. Putting Loved Ones First. Eating a Plant Slant diet. Moving Naturally. Finding ways to Downshift. Building a Positive Pack and choosing Friends at 5. This year was about small, daily choices that add up to longer, healthier, more connected lives.If you’re proud of the work you did in 2025 or if you’re excited for the work you’ll do in 2026, sign the Blue Zones Pledge. Visit BlueZonesProjectJacksonville.com/Pledge and simply enter your name and zip code. Together we can make Jacksonville a healthier, happier city. ... See MoreSee Less

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