by Michael Lindsey
“If you want to be good to yourself, live your best life and be who you are authentically, then Blue Zones is a great path to follow. It's a broad approach to health that encompasses not only you, but those around...
by Eric Garner, BCHD Communications Specialist
Twelve-year-old Kaylin Skinner stood in front of her mom and begged for a haircut. But Kaylin wasn’t pleading for the look her friends were sporting, instead, she demanded to shave her long, dark...
by Eric Garner, Beach Cities Health District
Carmen Sellers, 82, is an archetype for health, happiness and the life-extending benefits of Blue Zones Project’s Power 9® principles.
If it were up to 11-year-old Hermosa, every day...
by Kelcie Pegher, The Beach Reporter
With top 40 music playing, Monica Victorino mentioned to her audience of 300 or so that the most recent song had been a request.
And then we got to business.
“There’s only one goal,...
Eden Serina is a volunteer with BCHD’s MoveWell program which helps older adults become stronger and healthier through safe and easy exercises. Through the program, trained volunteers like Eden are matched with an older adult and perform weekly visits...
Mary Wadman is a Front Desk Assistant at BCHD’s Center for Health and Fitness (CHF). She is responsible for providing a warm and welcoming environment for more than 3,000 CHF members. Her duties include greeting members and guests, handing out towels...
Beach Cities Earn Blue Zones Community Certification
Thank you for being part of our Blue Zones Project® community well-being transformation in the Beach Cities!
BCHD is fortunate to have a number of volunteers who go above and beyond their volunteer work to truly help us excel in our programs and services. To recognize these individuals, Volunteer Services created the Core Value awards to honor volunteers who...
Dr. Vivek Murthy was onsite to learn about the healthy successes and measurable outcomes Blue Zones Project is spurring throughout the community
Dr. Vivek Murthy, United States Surgeon General, and members of his staff spent the better...
