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Klamath Falls, Oregon Becomes First Certified Blue Zones Community® In Pacific Northwest
In December 2020, Healthy Klamath, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Sharecare, Inc. and Blue Zones, LLC announced that Klamath Falls has achieved certified Blue Zones Community® status. The certification recognizes Klamath Falls’ community well-being transformation through successful implementation of the Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare, a first-of-its-kind population health program that brings evidence-based best practices in built environment, policy, and social networks to participating cities.
“We are proud of Klamath Falls for achieving this milestone and honored to be recognized as the first certified Blue Zones Community in the Pacific Northwest,” said Klamath Falls Mayor, Carol Westfall.
Brought to Oregon through an innovative sponsorship by Cambia Health Foundation in collaboration with Sharecare and Blue Zones, the local Blue Zones Project initiative encourages all Oregon communities to optimize their surroundings to make the healthy choice the easy choice. The project is a privately led, publicly endorsed initiative intended to inspire community members to improve their well-being.
Cambia Health Foundation, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Cascade Health Alliance, the City of Klamath Falls, and Klamath County provided financial backing to support the project in Klamath Falls.
In 2015, Klamath Falls was selected to be the first Blue Zones Project demonstration site in the Pacific Northwest. Since then, local leaders, volunteers, and organizations throughout the community have worked to achieve certification status. Read More.
The Healthy Klamath Coalition is a multi-sector partnership established to guide community health improvement efforts in Klamath County, Oregon. The community mobilized in 2012, forming the coalition in response to consistently low rankings in the annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) County Health Rankings. Over the past seven years, dedicated community members, leaders, and organizations have launched numerous initiatives, programs, and policy changes to address the health factors contributing to poor health outcomes in Klamath County. Passionate community leaders and community members are working together to find innovative solutions to address the health issues where we live, learn, work, and play. This momentum is helping build a culture of health in Klamath County.
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Klamath County is a beautiful, rural community set in the high desert of southern Oregon. Klamath County is named for the Klamath Native American Tribes, who have inhabited the Upper Klamath River Basin region for thousands of years. Geographically, Klamath County is the fourth largest county in Oregon and the size of Connecticut but is home to only 66,443 people. Klamath Falls is the largest city in Klamath County with approximately 21,500 people and an equally large suburban population. Together they comprise the urban growth boundary, much of which falls under Klamath County jurisdiction. Klamath Falls is an integral part of Klamath County as it serves as the central hub of activities and services for most county residents, and also houses the county seat. We focus on improving the Top Six Health Priorities in the county.
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