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Good Morning America's Sam Champion interviews Vitality Project co-director Dan Buettner. – Photo by Allen Brisson-Smith

For the Media

For media inquiries about the AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project, sponsored by United Health Foundation, please contact: Laura Reynolds, Reynolds Public Relations, Inc., at 908-301-0006 or 202-669-1882, or Michele Alvarez, AARP, at 202-434-2555.

Press Releases

Add Years To Your Life: Sign Up For the "AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project"—September 1, 2009

Vitality Project Launches Walking Moais—June 10, 2009

Albert Lea Residents Pledge—May 14, 2009

Vitality Project Launches—January 15, 2009

In the Media

“The AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project: Making One Town Healthy”
ABC News
September 2009

“Building A Local Blue Zone”
By Monica Wright
MNGoodAge.com
July 2009

“Town Sets Off on Healthy Path Practicing 4 Keys to Longevity”
By Mary Brophy Marcus
USAToday.com
June 15, 2009

“Albert Lea Takes Its Health Makeover to the Next Level: Participation”
By Warren Wolfe
StarTribune.com
May 14, 2009

“Albert Lea Embarks on a Healthy Makeover”
By Sea Stachura
Minnesota.PublicRadio.org
January 16, 2009

List of stories featured on the Albert Lea Tribune.com