Savannah Nonprofit Takes Closer Look At Neighborhood Parks In Low-Income Areas
Healthy Savannah is partnering with Charles T. Brown’s Equitable Cities to take a deeper look at how parks can better serve those in their community. Six neighborhood parks in Savannah were chosen for […]
Southside Activity Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations Initiative
Healthy Savannah and the Tide To Town team are working with priority neighborhoods to develop specific strategies and recommendations to improve conditions for walking and biking at the neighborhood level. By connecting neighborhoods to the Tide To Town Urban Trail System, residents will be connected to resources and services across the city.
Healthy Savannah Funds Church Back-to-School Block Party
Healthy Savannah is funding a series of community, faith-based events to help spread awareness and information about Covid-19 and flu vaccines. One of those events took place on Saturday at […]
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 […]
Healthy Savannah Works To Address Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is described as “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient amount of affordable, nutritious food.” In 2019, one in eight Georgians was considered food insecure. […]
Healthy Savannah Hosts Stakeholders’ Meeting, Reveals Importance of Healthy Food Access, Physical Activity Opportunities, and Community Resources
Healthy Savannah Holds First Meeting To Discuss Food Policy Council
Healthy Savannah is asking for your input on nutrition and food insecurity in the area. Tonight they held their first of several meetings to discuss a “Food Policy Council.” They […]
Hometown Hero: Healthy Savannah Pedestrians
The goal is to not just make walking as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. But to make it easy everywhere. “When we have community members […]
Healthy Savannah Receives CDC’s 2022 Lark Galloway-Gilliam Award for Advancing Health Equity Challenge
Healthy Savannah has announced that it has received the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2022 REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Award for Advancing Health Equity Challenge. The award recognizes extraordinary […]
Healthy Savannah/YMCA Advocate To Improve Safety, Infrastructure For Pedestrians
The Coastal YMCA and Healthy Savannah are working together to implement the R.E.A.C.H Grant or Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health provided by the CDC to help lift up […]
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA Lead Public-Private Partnership To Help Improve Neighborhood Infrastructure and Pedestrian Safety Issues
The “Activity-Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations Neighborhood Plan” is administered by the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Healthy Savannah through funding from the Centers for Disease Control’s Racial & Ethnic […]
Healthy Savannah and YMCA of Coastal Georgia Invite Community to Conversation About Lessons Learned From COVID-19
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are inviting the community to join the conversation about lessons learned from COVID-19 at an information and listening session on Thursday, June […]
