Understanding Big Goals

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6) Improving the health and well-being of residents
A recent Cigna survey20,000 امریکیوں میں سےfound that nearly half of them always or sometimes feel lonely, with a significant decrease in face-to-face interactions with others. Why does this matter? Because the American Psychological Association found that if you have quality social interactions, you are 50% less likely to die prematurely.

There’s a reason author John Caron’s “Mitford” bolivia number data about life in a small North Carolina town has been a string of NY Times bestsellers. Readers and reviewers consistently express their desire to live somewhere like this fictional community with the motto “Mitford takes care of itself.” In the novels, the lives of residents, independent traders, and “outsiders” intertwine, through good times and bad, creating a support network that many Americans would envy.

This social setup should be a winner as well as a bestseller, as the Cambridge Journal of Regions has published a paper in which they propose that the concentration of small businesses in a given community can be equated to a level of public health.

Beyond the theory that fresh and local food is good for you, it turns out that knowing your farmer, your banker, your grocer can help you live longer.


Speaking of memorable stories, this video from ILSR does a good job of illustrating a perspective on the ultimate impact of free enterprise alliances on shaping the future of the community: