Healthy Savannah Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

Healthy Savannah celebrates its 15th anniversary in May. “Healthy Savannah is an established organization with a long history and strong future ahead”.

Healthy Savannah was formed as the Healthy Savannah Initiative in 2007 by the Savannah mayor at the time, Otis Johnson. Mayor Otis Johnson realized the importance of acknowledging the ways in which health disparities in our cities lead to chronic health issues and set about creating an organization that would instill a culture of health in Savannah.

Read all about it in the Savannah Tribune…

Healthy Savannah Awarded $150,000 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Equity Initiative Grant to Prevent Certain Cancers

April 30, 2024 (SAVANNAH, Ga.) Cervical cancer rates in Georgia average about 8 per 100,000 women, slightly higher than the national average. But cervical...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

Savannah’s FAN Ministry promotes physical activity at “Let’s Get Healthy” Health Fair

Community and wellness leaders in Savannah are teaming up for a faith-based fair to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles. The “Let’s Get Healthy”...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

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

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

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 routine...Read More

Healthy Corner Store Initiative

Healthy Savannah works to make the healthy choice the easy choice for community members. The Healthy Corner Store Initiative is a key component in...Read More

Healthy Savannah Receives Mini Grant to Support Breastfeeding Parents in Underserved Communities La Leche League Awards $2,480 Grant to Expand Access to Breastfeeding Resources

Healthy Savannah has announced the receipt of a $2,480 mini-grant from La Leche League, dedicated to supporting breastfeeding parents in underserved communities throughout the...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

Healthy Savannah and YMCA Build on Health Equity Successes in Savannah Area with $5.1M in Continued CDC Funding

Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia have been awarded $1,021,899 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first year of a new five-year Racial...Read More

Healthy Savannah Urges Donations of Top 10 Nutritious Foods to Support Coastal Georgia Families

Healthy Savannah is calling on residents, faith communities, and local businesses to donate healthy, non-perishable foods to area food pantries during this holiday season,...Read More

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