On Our Radar: Savannah mayor, city awarded honors at African American Mayors conference

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson spent the latter half of the week at the African American Mayors Association National Conference in Washington D.C. While there, the city and Johnson both scored wins.

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New Year, New You: How Healthy Savannah helps people make meaningful lifestyle changes

It’s never too late to start to change your life. That’s why, every year, as the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, people across...Read More

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

Local organizations partner to create breastfeeding-friendly workplaces

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act was passed more than two years ago, but Healthy Savannah and the Gateway Community...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

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

Guidelines for Food Drives and Food Bank Donations

Foods high in fat, oils, and sugar provide calories, but few nutrients. These foods make up a high percentage of many diets because they...Read More

The Ancient Secret Behind Anxiety and What You Can Do About It

Do you feel anxious and fearful most of the time? It’s unpleasant to be that way. What makes it worse is that we usually...Read More

Healthy Savannah Hosts Stakeholders’ Meeting, Reveals Importance of Healthy Food Access, Physical Activity Opportunities, and Community Resources

Savannahians want more community-based solutions that promote healthy food and physical activity where they live, work, and play. The findings of a year-long survey...Read More

Forsyth Farmers’ Market honors community, local food systems for National Farmers Market Week

Under Forsyth Park’s sprawling oaks, the Saturday morning air is filled with the sounds of its eponymous farmers’ market. A group of men sing...Read More

Safe Routes to School Report Card

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership, an organization dedicated to making it safer for children to walk and bike to school and allocates...Read More

Savannah Crashes The COVID Silence With CDC-Funded Campaign

I came down with COVID for the first time last August — and have frankly been dreading another go-round this month. Indeed, COVID cases...Read More

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