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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 report, residents purchased more healthy food items over the past three years.

Armand Turner serves as the physical activity program manager at Healthy Savannah. He said the team is looking into home-delivery options for nutritious food and SNAP participants based in response to the community interest from the survey. Residents also expressed a strong desire for infrastructure that allows for safer foot traffic.

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