Healthy Savannah Announces Free Adult Vaccine Resources and Outreach with Renewed CDC Funding
October 26, 2023 – Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are inviting community members interested in joining a conversation to advance health equity to consider becoming Community Health […]
Healthy Savannah Provides $2,450 in REACH Grants to Healthy Equity Events
August 15, 2023 — Healthy Savannah is providing $2,450 in grant funding to support health equity education and awareness at two upcoming Savannah area events. Back-to-School Youth Health Fair is […]
CDC Dedicates More Than $1 Million To Savannah Area in the Fifth Year of REACH Grant Funding
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are pleased to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has affirmed that $1,086,000 in Racial and Ethnic Approaches […]
Community Advocate Education and Outreach Program for COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness and Acceptance
1) What is this program? In 2021 Healthy Savannah and YMCA of Coastal Georgia was awarded $544,000 in supplemental grant funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. A portion […]
$3.4M REACH Grant Award
In November of 2018, Healthy Savannah, in partnership with the YMCA of Coastal Georgia, was awarded a five year, $3.4 million collaborative grant to undertake a REACH project from the Centers […]
American Public Health Association Recognizes Healthy Savannah for Community Health Advocate Program
COVID-19 vaccination rates for Black and Hispanic residents living in Savannah and Chatham County have risen measurably over the past 18 months. Now, Healthy Savannah is receiving national attention for its Community Health […]
Community Impact
In August 2023, Healthy Savannah & the YMCA of Coastal Georgia were awarded the five-year, $5.1-million collaborative Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant from the Centers for […]
Healthy Savannah and YMCA Build on Health Equity Successes in Savannah Area with $5.1M in Continued CDC Funding
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia have been awarded $1,021,899 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first year of a new five-year Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health […]
Healthy Savannah Calls on City and County to Enact Policies to Improve Healthy Food Access and Equity
Over the past year, representatives from Healthy Savannah have been working with community advocates to redesign the Savannah Chatham Food Policy Council (SCFPC). Now, the group’s purpose, focus, and organizational makeup have been […]
Healthy Savannah Reminds Public to Get a Flu Vaccine
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are reminding everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get a flu vaccine. As administrators of a five-year, $5.1 […]
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Paula Kreissler, MBA, CPA Executive Director Paula volunteered with Healthy Savannah from its launch in 2007, before accepting her current position. Paula graduated from Concordia University, is a licensed CPA, […]
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