Blue Zones Project Says Fort Worth Is In Good Shape To Get Fit

Scott Nishimura with The Star-Telegram reports that the Blue Zones project, which helps communities implement lifestyle changes based on lessons learned from communities worldwide where people live longest, is moving forward with Fort Worth after a two-week assessment found that the city is suited for the program.

That’s the first step.

Over the next two months, community leaders will meet to hash out who’s interested, what projects they want to pursue, what staffing would be necessary, what the costs could be and where to start, said Barclay Berdan, senior vice president of Texas Health Resources, which footed the $500,000 bill for the assessment and has taken the informal lead with the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.

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