Community joins Healthy Savannah to celebrate four years of Healthy Walks
On Tuesday, March 26, the public was invited to meet up with members of Healthy Savannah, the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Friends of Tide to Town at 7:30 a.m. […]
Healthy Savannah celebrates 4 years of ‘Healthy Walks’
Healthy Savannah leaders and Savannahians alike gathered for the 4th anniversary of “Healthy Walks” on Tuesday. The two-mile walk began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a need for people to […]
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 for many Savannahians. Every Tuesday at […]
March 18 – 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 for many Savannahians. Every Tuesday […]
Healthy Savannah to offer course on nutrition training
Local churches and faith-based groups will soon have access to extensive nutrition training through a partnership with Healthy Savannah. Ruby Castro is the program director for an eight-week course being […]
Friends of Tide to Town hosting clean up event
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American Public Health Association Recognizes Healthy Savannah for Community Health Advocate Program
COVID-19 vaccination rates for Black and Hispanic residents living in Savannah and Chatham County have risen measurably over the past 18 months. Now, Healthy Savannah is receiving national attention for its Community Health […]
Truman Linear Park Trail project approved by Savannah City Council
Savannah’s City Council approved moving forward to build the Truman Linear Park Trail. This trail will be six miles long, connecting 52nd Street at Bee Road and ending at Derenne […]
Healthy Savannah Recognizes Partnerships with Black-Led Organizations and Businesses in Observation of Black History Month
Feb. 1, 2024 — Healthy Savannah works and collaborates with nearly 200 organizations across Savannah to effectively complete the work of big-picture policy, system, and environmental change. In observation of […]
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 and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health […]
Advocacy group concerned about food insecurity in Savannah wants new policies enacted
Armand Turner said there have been times in his life that he hasn’t had food on the table. “I come from a background of low-income African-American population,” Turner said. That’s […]
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, focus, and organizational makeup have been […]