Vitality Project's long-term changes make Minn. town healthier
It was a novel idea. Pick a family-friendly, midsized American town, give its residents ideas on how they can live healthier and longer lives, put the ideas into action one summer and see what happens.
It's called the Vitality Project and it was launched earlier this year in Albert Lea, Minn. by Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones, who worked on the project with AARP and University of Minnesota public health experts, such as Leslie Lytle.
"It worked. It worked because we did not focus on short-term diet and exercise programs," Buettner told the USA Today. "We focused on changing their environments and then optimizing social networks."
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