What is required to apply to become a Blue Zones Project Community?

• Blue Zones Project success is dependent on the whole community coming
  together around a common initiative to break down the silos that currently
  exist so that everyone is working together to improve health and well-being.
  To date, all successful communities have the following in common and in place
  before beginning a Blue Zones initiative: Strong, committed leadership across
  sectors and geographic areas; existing infrastructure; community vision or
  master plan; demonstration of coalition or collaboration; and demonstrated
  commitment to well-being improvement at the community level.
  
  
• Successful communities have a champion(s) that leads the process of securing
  funding and educating and driving community stakeholder interest. Past and
  current project champions include health insurance executives, public health
  officials, and community leaders. They all have one thing in common: the
  vision to change their community. Projects are deployed through partnerships
  with regional sponsor(s). The projects are publicly supported, privately funded,
  and run for 3-10 years.