HERO Database Launches

HERO – Health Effective Resources and Organizations

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, St. Joseph’s Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center proudly announced the launch of the H.E.R.O (Health Effective Resource Organizations) Database. This online health and social services database of over 1,000 resources and services for Savannah-Chatham county residents boast 883 agency contacts across 57 categories with the aim of closing the referral loop and empowering low-income residents to be their own health heroes with access to a one-stop, all-inclusive resource. See more.

Healthy Savannah Seeks Participants for Sep. 26 Training to Increase Awareness of HPV Vaccine in Preventing Certain Cancers

September 23, 2024 – Healthy Savannah is seeking to train up to 18 community health advocates (CHAs) to promote awareness and acceptance of the...Read More

Boy Scouts join Tide to Town Volunteers for Wheaton St. Cleanup, collected 50 pounds of trash

Earlier this month about 30 members of Boy Scout Troop 1 and Pack 1 joined up with volunteers from the Friends of Tide to...Read More

FFM to Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week at this weekend’s market

Forsyth Farmers’ Market – a community-focused nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting area farmers and expanding access to fresh, local food – will hold a...Read More

Healthy Work

We want to help you help your community. Click on the links below to find tools to bring health to your workplace and other great...Read More

Canyon Ranch Institute Healthy World Scholarship Awardees

Congratulations to a team of four incredible young women leaders, all of whom are long-time Healthy Savannah partners in being awarded a Canyon Ranch...Read More

New Year, New You: How Healthy Savannah helps people make meaningful lifestyle changes

It’s never too late to start to change your life. That’s why, every year, as the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, people across...Read More

Perfect Plantain Tortillas

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March 18 – Community Invited to Celebrate Healthy Savannah’s Four Years of Healthy Walks on March 26

March 18, 2024 – A grass-roots initiative that started as a pandemic solution for people to escape isolation has become a popular early morning...Read More

Healthy Savannah Announces Continued Funding of CDC’s $5.1 Million REACH Grant

Healthy Savannah has announced continued funding of the CDC’s five-year, $5.1 million Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant. Endowed in 2023,...Read More

On Our Radar: Savannah mayor, city awarded honors at African American Mayors conference

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson spent the latter half of the week at the African American Mayors Association National Conference in Washington D.C. While there, the city...Read More

Savannah Physical Fitness Resources

The Savannah area and Chatham county have many facilities and opportunities to get active and fit!  Find a park or community center near you....Read More

Healthy Savannah to Host September 16th Community Walk in Thunderbolt to Identify Barriers to Walking

Healthy Savannah has scheduled a Healthy Walk in Thunderbolt on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and is inviting community members to join local leaders from the...Read More

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