Healthy Savannah and the YMCA Lead Public-Private Partnership To Help Improve Neighborhood Infrastructure and Pedestrian Safety Issues

The “Activity-Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations Neighborhood Plan” is administered by the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Healthy Savannah through funding from the Centers for Disease Control’s Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant to address barriers to safe, active transportation and physical activity in priority neighborhoods by identifying and tagging areas of streetscape concern.

An initiative focusing on creating safer places to walk and bike within Savannah neighborhoods is seeking additional communities to participate in the program.

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Next phase of Tide to Town breaks ground, will connect trails from Daffin Park to Lake Mayer

July 2, 2024—It was early February when leaders from Healthy Savannah and Bike Walk Savannah took to Savannah City Hall to celebrate approval of a construction contract...Read More

Valentine’s Kickoff Vaccination Event Set for Feb. 12 in Savannah

J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center, Healthy Savannah/YMCA of Coastal Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Health Coastal Health District hope you’ll share the...Read More

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

Health advocates use film to promote breastfeeding awareness among Black families

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) — According to the 2022 CDC Breastfeeding Report Card, less Black infants were introduced to Breastfeeding compared to babies of other...Read More

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...Read More

Healthy Savannah Releases Video Recognizing Local “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” Organizations

Healthy Savannah has released a new video public service announcement (PSA) featuring Savannah Downtown Business Association Director Mia Mance recognizing local organizations that provide...Read More

Healthy Savannah and Coastal YMCA Seeking Community Advocates for Flu and COVID-19 Prevention

Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are reminding area residents that there’s still time to get a flu vaccine. Dec. 5-11 is...Read More

The State of Obesity in Georgia

The State of Obesity, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to both raising awareness about the obesity epidemic and promoting obesity prevention strategies, recently issued...Read More

Tide-to-Town enters 2024 with wave of momentum. Here is the project’s outlook

Tide-to-Town (TTT) is one of the city’s most ambitious projects, which has a 5-year planned budget of nearly $19 million. Those who support the...Read More

Healthy Savannah Hosts Roundtable on HPV Impact and Prevention in Youth Communities

August 27, 2024 – Healthy Savannah hosted a pivotal roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 at the Chatham County Health Department, bringing together...Read More

Healthy Savannah Funds Church Back-to-School Block Party

Healthy Savannah is funding a series of community, faith-based events to help spread awareness and information about Covid-19 and flu vaccines. One of those...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

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