Healthy Savannah’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health grant-funded programs are addressing food insecurity issues

March 3, 2023 – Young children need fruits and vegetables daily to support healthy growth and brain development but a new study has found 1 in 2 Georgia children don’t eat a vegetable daily and 1 in 3 don’t eat a fruit daily. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the results of a 2021 study, “Fruit, Vegetable, and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Young Children, by State.” The data indicates the importance of and need for interventions at both the national and state levels that improve young children’s nutrition to support their optimal growth and brain development.

Read the whole story at the Savannah Business Journal

Encourage Health Series Archive

Take a look back at amazing lectures from series past. 2017 Series Registration Information 2017 AROMATHERAPY: How are Essential Oils Making a Place in...Read More

Healthy Savannah Celebrates Community Health Advocates: Recommends Getting COVID/Flu Vaccines Now Before Holiday Gatherings

October 22, 2024 – ‘Tis almost the season for getting together. But before everyone gathers for holiday feasting, celebrating and togetherness, Healthy Savannah wants...Read More

Healthy Savannah Annual Breakfast

April 29, 2025 – Healthy Savannah held their annual breakfast on Tuesday, April 29th. Check out the photos here!

Healthy Checkout

In 2020, Healthy Savannah received a grant from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The grant program is designed to support public...Read More

Healthy Savannah and Chatham County Health Department Reschedule Cervical Cancer Prevention Health Fair for February 20

Healthy Savannah and the Chatham County Health Department are partnering to offer a cervical cancer awareness and screening event on Thursday, Feb. 20 at...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

Infant and Toddler Nutrition

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 and Chatham County Health Dept Announce Jan. 23 Health Fair and Campaign to Increase Awareness of Cervical Cancer Prevention

Healthy Savannah and the Chatham County Health Department are partnering to offer a cervical cancer awareness and screening event on January 23rd at the...Read More

Young men across our area learned more about their health and protecting themselves from HPV

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Young men across our area learned more about their health and protecting themselves from HPV. The illness known as human...Read More

Community Corner: Healthy Savannah encourages donations of nutritious foods to support Coastal Georgia families

https://youtu.be/KsX45p939hc?si=XRnerub_wXbAX8HA Top 10 Healthy Foods to Donate Canned vegetables (low-sodium)Canned fruit (in juice or water, not syrup)Dried or canned beans and lentilsBrown rice and...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

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