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Blue Zones Project launches in Walla Walla Valley


Anticipated benefits of a healthier population and economy were celebrated as more than 40 Walla Walla Valley leaders Thursday gathered to launch the area’s Blue Zones Project.
The nationwide project is based on research by Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author, who identified five ‘hot spots’ with the highest amount of people living to 100 years or older worldwide.
The project incorporates Buettner’s findings and works with cities, organizations and individuals to implement policies and programs that move a community toward better health, according to background information provided by the project.
Albert Lea, a town of about 18,000 people in Minnesota, hosted the first project, starting a pilot program in 2009 and becoming certified as a Blue Zones community in 2016. It saw a 40% drop in city worker healthcare costs, a 25% increase in property values and a 40% increase in biking and walking, according to Bl ....

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Walla Walla City Council approves amendments to Sleep Center contracts


Walla Walla will continue its share of funding for the Sleep Center for another year at a cost of $190,000.
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved the contract with the nonprofit Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless, which manages the center, and Pacific Security, which provides security services.
The center for homelesss people currently operates 24/7 and will continue so through March 2021, when it will revert back to its dusk to 9 a.m. services, according to contract amendments the City Council passed unanimously Wednesday at its virtual meeting.
The city was allocated $142,217 from the state Department of Commerce in COVID-19 Outbreak Emergency Housing Grant dollars to meet funding demands for the center staying open longer. So far, it has spent $130,424 and expects to deplete that fund by the end of December, according to Deputy City Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain. ....

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