Beach Cities likely to be Vitality City pick
The Beach Cities Health District’s bid to enroll the community in the cutting-edge Vitality City public health program has apparently been successful. A delegation of officials from the Blue Zones Vitality City project paid the Beach Cities a final visit this week prior to a BCHD Board of Directors meeting next Wednesday at which the health district will decide whether to commit $1.8 million over the three year life of the project. Project co-creator Dan Buettner, the author of Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, upon which the Vitality City program is based, said this week that Beach Cities have met all the main criteria. He cited room for improvement in community health, the ability of local leadership to work together, and a strong desire to participate as among those criteria. “We have pretty much made our choice this will be the next Vitality City,” Buettner said. “But we are awaiting final community approval next Wednesday.” Buettner said 55 cities applied, and after intensive visits with the three finalists – which also included Ashville, North Carolina, and a cluster of communities in Central Florida – his team feels they have…
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