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In addition, Thorpe says to assess
community need they also go
straight to the source - the residents
- and communicate in the
ways that those community members
are most comfortable interacting.
" We do two things. We work
with a lot of community partners.
[These]
are boots-on-the-ground
people who are talking to our
friends and neighbors every day....
And we, actually, walk the neighborhoods
with fliers and talk to
people, " she says. " When they see
that you're going to them and that
you're asking, 'What do you need?
What do you want?' there's a lot
more reciprocity. They get invested
and they're like, 'I'm going to
be invested in this because they're
invested in me.' "
Making Health and
Wellness a Reality
" What I've learned is that there is
no big secret, you know, it's quite
simple, " says
Delfin.
" It's just,
communities have a difficult time
putting everything
together, and
that's where Blue Zones Project
comes in. We bring everyone to
the table, we build that bridge, so
everyone's talking together, and we
help to streamline a lot of things. "
What's more, Thorpe says that
any community can start taking
steps today to either begin or improve
their health and wellness
journey. " Doing a Blue Zones Project
is awesome, and I recommend
it for any community. But if there's
a community
that
isn't ready...
there are still things you can do.
Having a social circle that promotes
healthy behaviors is crucial to leading a
healthy lifestyle.
Parks and rec can be a huge part of
that, too. They can do these kinds
of projects, " she says.
Though not every community
will become a Certified Blue
Zones community, each has the
ability to implement many of the
evidence-based
practices learned
through Blue Zones research and
case studies. What's more, park
and
recreation
professionals
already
operate within the center of
communities, making them perfectly
situated to promote these
practices widely.
Lindsay Hogeboom is Associate Editor and Writer for
Parks & Recreation magazine (lhogeboom@nrpa.org).
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