Highlights
- Scottsdale is working toward certification as a Blue Zone community, the first such designation in Arizona.
- HonorHealth, the city's largest employer, is a lead partner in the community-wide initiative.
- The effort targets environments where residents live, work, and play, from restaurants and grocers to schools and worksites.
- Echo Canyon School has already received Blue Zones approval, the first school in Arizona to do so.
Scottsdale is pursuing certification as a Blue Zone community, a designation that would make it the first city in Arizona to earn the distinction, FOX 10 reported Wednesday.
The Blue Zones Project is conducting a community assessment in Scottsdale aimed at making the city a healthier place to live, work, grow up, and grow old. The initiative targets lasting changes to environment, policy, and social networks, bringing together local stakeholders and international well-being experts to introduce evidence-based programs.
HonorHealth is a primary institutional partner. Todd LaPorte, CEO of HonorHealth, is among the executives backing the effort, according to the health system's website.
The project's scope spans restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and workplaces, according to Experience Scottsdale, which describes the initiative as aiming to make positive change by transforming the environments where people live, work, and play.
At least one Scottsdale institution has already cleared the bar: Echo Canyon School became the first school in Arizona to receive Blue Zones approval, AZ Family reported in May 2024.
A full list of approved worksites is maintained at the Blue Zones Project Scottsdale site. Certification timeline has not been publicly announced.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 19/08/2026 01:25
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