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 Activities

Active people make a healthy Savannah! We approach this space by looking to improve access to activity. Promoting activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations, like...Read More

Healthy Savannah moves fresh food to the front of the line

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — Healthy Savannah partnered with the YMCA for an initiative to make healthy food options convenient for shoppers by placing produce...Read More

Healthy Savannah’s Community Health Advocates Share Personal Stories in Promoting Awareness of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Equity to Prevent Certain Cancers

May 29, 2024 (SAVANNAH, GA) If you had the power to prevent certain cancers in your family members, would you? That’s the question Healthy Savannah is...Read More

Healthy Savannah Presents Findings From Annual Community Check Up

Healthy Savannah released the results of its annual community health survey which included responses from over 230 people. According to the Healthy Savannah 2021...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

Aug. 9 declared Forsyth Farmers’ Market Day

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has officially declared Aug. 9 as “Forsyth Farmers’ Market Day” in recognition of National Farmers’ Market Week.   Play Video...Read More

Paula Kreissler Receives Lifetime Leadership Award from The Creative Exchange Network

The Creative Exchange Network has honored longtime public health leader Paula Kreissler with its Lifetime Leadership Award, recognizing her decades of work advancing health,...Read More

Healthy Savannah’s Healthy Walks Success Story

Healthy Eating

Proper nutrition is essential in keeping current and future generations of Savannahians healthy across the lifespan. The availability of healthy, affordable food contributes to...Read More

Healthy Savannah Awarded $150,000 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Equity Initiative Grant to Prevent Certain Cancers

April 30, 2024 (SAVANNAH, Ga.) Cervical cancer rates in Georgia average about 8 per 100,000 women, slightly higher than the national average. But cervical...Read More

Savannah: ‘Georgia Food Oasis’ Community!

Savannah is one of five new Georgia Food Oasis communities! The Healthy Savannah Coalition’s application was approved based on the successes of many of...Read More

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