Healthy Savannah Receives Mini Grant to Support Breastfeeding Parents in Underserved Communities
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 region. This funding will enable Healthy Savannah to purchase
Healthy Savannah Announces Continued Funding of CDC’s $5.1 Million REACH Grant
Healthy Savannah has announced continued funding of the CDC’s five-year, $5.1 million Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant. Endowed in 2023, the funds, administered by Healthy Savannah and the YMCA
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 region. This funding will enable Healthy Savannah to purchase
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 whole grain pastaOats and whole grain cereals (low-sugar)Peanut butter
Paula Kreissler Receives Lifetime Leadership Award from The Creative Exchange Network
The Creative Exchange Network has honored longtime public health leader Paula Kreissler with its Lifetime Leadership Award, recognizing her decades of work advancing health, equity, and community well-being in Savannah. Kreissler retired this
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, but also throughout the entire year. As food insecurity
Paula Kreissler Receives Lifetime Leadership Award from The Creative Exchange Network
SAVANNAH, Ga. (Nov. 8, 2025) – Longtime public health leader Paula Kreissler was honored with the Lifetime Leadership Award by The Creative Exchange Network, a 501©(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering diverse, multi-generational communities
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, but also throughout the entire year. As food insecurity
Healthy Savannah Announces Continued Funding of CDC’s $5.1-Million REACH Grant in 2025-2026
Healthy Savannah has announced continued funding of the CDC’s five-year, $5.1-million Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant. Originally endowed in 2023, the funds, administered by Healthy Savannah and the YMCA
Healthy Savannah to Host September 16th Community Walk in Thunderbolt to Identify Barriers to Walking
Healthy Savannah has scheduled a Healthy Walk in Thunderbolt on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and is inviting community members to join local leaders from the City of Thunderbolt and Friends of Tide to Town’s
Community Corner: How walkable is Thunderbolt? Healthy Savannah wants you to help them find out.
You’re invited to join Healthy Savannah and local leaders on Tuesday, September 16, for a special stroll to identify walking barriers in the city of Thunderbolt.Devin Frails is the organization’s Physical Activity Program Manager. Community
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 stay healthy. On Tuesday morning, the weekly community walk
Healthy Savannah to Host Sept. 16 Community Walk in Thunderbolt to Identify Barriers to Walking
Healthy Savannah has scheduled a Healthy Walk in Thunderbolt on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and is inviting community members to join local leaders from the City of Thunderbolt and Friends of Tide to Town’s
Healthy Savannah showing breastfeeding documentary Aug. 24 for Black Breastfeeding Week
There are a lot of different reasons why Black mothers may not breastfeed. According to Elsie Small, PhD and Breastfeeding Program Manager at Healthy Savannah, barriers could result from anything from the kind
Health advocates use film to promote breastfeeding awareness among Black families
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) — According to the 2022 CDC Breastfeeding Report Card, less Black infants were introduced to Breastfeeding compared to babies of other races. Healthy Savannah is making it their mission to
Healthy Savannah Offers Free Screening of “Chocolate Milk” Documentary in Conjunction with Black Breastfeeding Week to Encourage Black Mothers to Breastfeed
Healthy Savannah has planned a special screening of the documentary “Chocolate Milk” at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus. The free event will be held at
Healthy Savannah hosts free screening of “Chocolate Milk” documentary in conjunction with Black Breastfeeding Week
This Sunday kicks off an annual weeklong event to raise awareness about the challenges Black women face and celebrate their breastfeeding journeys. Healthy Savannah is hosting a documentary screening that addresses disparities, debunks social
Healthy Savannah tackles summer COVID wave with awareness campaign
Healthy Savannah stopped by the WJCL 22 News studio to share their new COVID-19 awareness campaign. According to the CDC, COVID cases are rising this summer in Georgia, with an increase in COVID
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 go up nationwide every summer, but during the first
Healthy Savannah Offers Free Screening of “Chocolate Milk” Documentary in Conjunction with Black Breastfeeding Week
Healthy Savannah has planned a special screening of the documentary “Chocolate Milk” for 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus. The free event will be held at
Healthy Savannah launches “Avoid the COVID Crasher” campaign in conjunction with National Immunization Month in August
Don’t let the summer COVID surge crash your plans. That’s Healthy Savannah’s message to adults this month as COVID infections are already on the rise in Georgia. According to the CDC, Georgia is
Movie celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week, free screening coming to Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — According to a 2022 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report, 75% of Black infants were introduced to breastfeeding compared to 86.2% of non-Hispanic white babies. Healthy Savannah wants to increase those