CDC Dedicates More Than $1 Million To Savannah Area in the Fifth Year of REACH Grant Funding

Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are pleased to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has affirmed that $1,086,000 in Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant funding will be made available over the next year to reduce health disparities and increase access to health and nutritional resources across African-American and Hispanic/Latino Americans in across Savannah and Chatham County.

On October 1, the local organizations entered their fifth year as administrators of the five-year $3.4 million REACH grant, awarded in 2018.

Get all the details from the Savannah Tribune…

Savannah Smoke Free Air Ordinance

Healthy Savannah worked feverishly with the Breath Easy Savannah campaign to pass Savannah’s Smoke Free Air Act of 2010. The City of Savannah is...Read More

The Dangers of Smoking

Smoking is responsible for the deaths of 443 thousand people per year, but still 42% of Americans participate in the dangerous habit. These people...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

Health Equi-Tea

Healthy Savannah and Ashford Tea Company are brewing up something special. Introducing the “Health Equi-Tea,” a loose, tasty tisane with great ingredients that can...Read More

Farm Truck 912—The Forsyth Farmers’ Market

Thanks to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s Live Well. Be Well. initiative, Forsyth Farmers’ Market has created Farm Truck 912, a mobile farmers’ market that brings...Read More

Health, Wellness and Fitness in Savannah

Paris, France, will be buzzing with Olympic athletes this summer, but don’t worry about missing your shot at the podium. Here in Savannah, there...Read More

Engage in Health

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Maintaining a Healthy Household

  By Brittany Lightsey, MS, RD, LD Parents often come to my office defeated, tired, and overwhelmed. Feeding a busy household is a tough...Read More

Healthy Savannah raises awareness about HPV

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Healthy Savannah, YMCA seek community input for vaccine awareness through open forum

Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are hosting public listening sessions to discuss COVID-19 vaccine awareness and acceptance. The first two sessions were held in...Read More

Healthy Savannah hoping to make group walks easier in Thunderbolt

Healthy Savannah started its Healthy Walks series during the pandemic and have continued to offer those opportunities for people to gather, get exercise and...Read More

CGIC, St. Joseph’s/Candler, Healthy Savannah and MCG Students Collaborate on Health Needs Assessment for Chatham County

September 13, 2024 – Community leaders, health experts, and medical professionals convened at Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition’s August 23, 2024 bi-monthly meeting at The...Read More

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