Be informed: Change is coming to Savannah.

The City of Savannah recently published a New Zoning Ordinance (NewZO) for public comment. Through the NewZO, we can help communities work together and be stronger by expanding opportunities to be healthy. Zoning should support key community goals like walkability, affordability, and neighborhood stability through incremental development.

The NewZO is an important opportunity. Our current Zoning Ordinance is outdated and inefficient. A broad community effort over the last ten years resulted in the New Zoning Ordinance (NewZO). This ordinance needs to be adopted to move the community forward. Click here to read a summary of Healthy Savannah’s recommendations for the NewZO. Learn more on the city’s website www.NewZO.org. And email policy@healthysavannah.org if you want to find out more.

Healthy Savannah Offers Public Listening Session

Healthy Savannah has scheduled an in-person public listening session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, at the Pennsylvania Avenue Resource...Read More

Healthy Savannah and its REACH Team are Growing

August 30, 2024 Food Policy Council coordinator, Fund Development director and Communications manager appointed to support the health equity needs of Chatham County’s priority...Read More

Community Corner: How walkable is Thunderbolt? Healthy Savannah wants you to help them find out.

You’re invited to join Healthy Savannah and local leaders on Tuesday, September 16, for a special stroll to identify walking barriers in the city of Thunderbolt.Devin...Read More

Food Safety Recalls and Alerts

CHC: Creating Healthier Communities awards funds to Georgia communities to help prevent one of the most common forms of cancer

Creating Healthier Communities (CHC) announced three new partnerships addressing cervical cancer prevention efforts in Augusta, Macon, Savannah, and the surrounding counties. The multi-faceted collaboration,...Read More

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,...Read More

Healthy Savannah’s Faith and Health Coalition hosts May 4 ‘Faith Walk’ at Lake Mayer

This Sunday, you’re invited to take part in a free community event to celebrate health, wellness and springtime fun.Pastor Yolanda Roberson, executive pastor of Kingdom...Read More

Healthy Meeting Guidlines

Make your business functions and meetings more healthful with these tools. Of course we have our own too! Please print a copy for display...Read More

Hometown Hero: Healthy Savannah Pedestrians

The goal is to not just make walking as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. But to make it easy...Read More

Healthy Savannah to offer a Public Listening Session on anticipated COVID summer surge

The Center for Black Health & Equity has awarded Healthy Savannah $15,000 to provide and support vaccine access in advance of an anticipated COVID-19...Read More

Healthy Savannah launches new initiative to help tackle food apartheid

SAVANNAH, Ga, (WSAV) – A new initiative has launched in the hostess city, helping make healthy food options the easy choice to make in...Read More

Chatham County Health Department Hosts Community Baby Shower August 30

The Chatham County Health Department welcomes expecting moms and the families and caregivers of young children to a Community Baby Shower on Friday, August...Read More

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