Blue Zones Project Redondo Beach

Our guests this morning are Lauren Nakano and Susan Burden from the Beach Cities Health District.

Lauren Nakano is a South Bay native and long-time resident of the Beach Cities. She is the Director of the Blue Zones Project for the past three years and has been on staff at Beach Cities Health District, the largest preventive health agency in the nation, for the past 20 years.  Her professional purpose and passion is transforming communities.  Through the Blue Zones Project she has the honor of working with the organizations and individuals in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach to implement an innovative community well-being initiative. 

Susan Burden is Chief Executive Officer of Beach Cities Health District, where she has served since 2004. She provides strategic leadership and direction to all functions of one of the nation’s largest preventative health agencies and manages $90 million in assets, 175 employees and 700 active volunteers.  In 2010, Susan played an integral role in bringing the nationally recognized Blue Zones Project, a community-wide initiative to create healthier and more productive citizens, to the Beach Cities in 2010. Since its inception, the Blue Zones Project has successfully lowered smoking and obesity rates in the community. In addition to her leadership at Beach Cities Health District, Susan is on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association’s L.A. Region, as well as the chambers of commerce in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. 

This morning we’re going to discuss all aspects of the Blue Zones Project and how the BCHD is implementing this initiative in the South Bay.

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