Healthy Savannah and YMCA Announce Funding and Support for Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces
In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month during August, local advocates invite organizations and businesses to pledge to support and provide breastfeeding-friendly spaces for employees and guests. An initiative of the Georgia Department of
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 communities of color.
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 Approaches to Community
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 9. The event
Healthy Savannah and Ashford Tea Company Introduce Health Equi-Tea
Healthy Savannah and Ashford Tea Company are brewing up something special. The two organizations are introducing a new product to Savannahians called “Health Equi-Tea™️” The new tea will be introduced to celebrate Healthy
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
Savannah Corner Store Program Awarded $10k City Grant
April 11, 2022 – Six local stores are now participating in the Corner Store Initiative to make healthy food choices the easy choice in small retail stores that are often the only source
Healthy Walk Takes Pandemic In Stride
Every Tuesday for the past two years, “we meet up, and we walk,” says Armand Turner of Healthy Savannah. A pretty simple concept born out of a pretty complicated time. “When we started
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA to Celebrate Two-Year Milestone With Healthy Walk on Truman Linear Park Trail March 22
March 7, 2022 – What started as a simple way to get out of the house at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic is gearing up for a big milestone. Healthy Walk, a
Valentine’s Kickoff Vaccination Event Set for Feb. 12 in Savannah
J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care Center, Healthy Savannah/YMCA of Coastal Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Health Coastal Health District hope you’ll share the gift of health with those you love. Those organizations
Healthy Savannah launches new initiative to help tackle food apartheid
SAVANNAH, Ga, (WSAV) – A new initiative has launched in the hostess city, helping make healthy food options the easy choice to make in local grocery stores. “So this initiative is the healthy
Healthy Savannah moves fresh food to the front of the line
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — Healthy Savannah partnered with the YMCA for an initiative to make healthy food options convenient for shoppers by placing produce next to the checkout. Saturday, they launched this program
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 ensuring that community members have access to healthy options
Healthy Savannah and Coastal YMCA Seeking Community Advocates for Flu and COVID-19 Prevention
Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are reminding area residents that there’s still time to get a flu vaccine. Dec. 5-11 is National Influenza Vaccination Week, a national awareness week focused
Police Memorial Trail reopens in Savannah, helping link Daffin Park to Lake Mayer
Savannah’s Police Memorial Trail officially reopened on Monday, Nov. 29 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the trailhead on the corner of Kerry St. and Dixie Ave., where City and County officials gathered with
Healthy Savannah urges donations of healthy foods during holidays
Nearly 160,000 people in Coastal Georgia struggle with food insecurity, and many families turn to food pantries for additional assistance, especially during the holidays. However, healthy options are not always available for those
Healthy Savannah and YMCA Encourage Savannah Stores to Provide Healthier Options at Checkout
In Chatham County, 17.6% of all residents are food insecure and 21.8% of children are food insecure, with the accessibility and affordability of healthy food disproportionately impacting certain communities. Healthy Savannah believes change
Healthy Checkout
In 2020, Healthy Savannah received a grant from the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The grant program is designed to support public health and enact policy changes in the food and
Healthy Savannah, YMCA work to improve pedestrian safety as more students walk to school
Nearly 70% of Savannah’s paved streets lack sidewalks. On average, 168 pedestrians are hit by vehicles in the city every year due to the lack of pedestrian and cyclist-friendly infrastructure. Healthy Savannah and
$50,000 Awarded to Healthy Savannah for Health + Wellness Transformation in Eastside Neighborhood
Unique partnership with Live Oak Landing developer W.H.Gross Construction may become model for other communities. (SAVANNAH, GA) After three years of planning and development, a unique project is revitalizing areas of Eastside Savannah,
Community Advocates Spread the Word about Vaccines Every Adult Needs
1) What is this program? The Community Health Advocate program mobilizes members of the community to discuss and share information about adult vaccination in the neighborhoods, churches, jobs, and areas where they live,
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 early June. Participants were asked to share their thoughts
Healthy Savannah & YMCA of Coastal GA Receive $544K For COVID-19 Vaccine Initiatives
Healthy Savannah and YMCA of Coastal Georgia have been awarded $544,000 in supplemental grant funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The funds will be used to broaden the initiatives of
Activity-Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations Neighborhood Plans
Healthy Savannah and the Tide to Town team are working with neighborhood residents to develop “Activity-Friendly Routes to Everyday Destinations Neighborhood Plans” to help identify how we can create safer places for walking and biking
