(SAVANNAH, GA) Representatives of Healthy Savannah, YMCA of Coastal Georgia, Chatham County Health Department, and the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University are applauding new legislation that expands rights for lactating parents to pump at work. […]
(SAVANNAH, GA) Savannahians are becoming more aware of and utilizing community-based solutions that promote healthy food and physical activity where they live, work and play. The findings of a 2022 survey conducted by Healthy Savannah were revealed at its CDC
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Individual organizational grants of $500 to $1000 are available to applicable projects, events or programs that include COVID and flu awareness activities. (SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah has announced it is offering grant funding to support 2023 health ministry or faith-based
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by Charice Stroud, Community Health Advocate More than 1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Departments of Public Health report that nearly 34,000 of those deaths have occurred here in Georgia and nearly
(SAVANNAH, GA) The Fresh Express no-cost fresh food distribution program has expanded to a third permanent site. Located at the intersection of East 40th Street and Waters Avenue, the site provides food on the first Friday of each month. The
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(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are pleased to announce that 55 members of the community have been recognized for their work in promoting awareness and acceptance of the COVID and flu vaccines. The ceremony was
(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are inviting community members, church and health ministry leaders, community service providers and others interested in health equity to consider joining its Community Health Advocate (CHA) training program. An upcoming
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Healthy Savannah encourages opportunities for physical activity through trail use as the construction of Truman Linear Park Trail’s final stretch is set to begin. (SAVANNAH, GA) When Savannahians go to the polls on November 8, one of the issues they’ll
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(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are pleased to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has affirmed that $1,086,000 in Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant funding will be
(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah is working with Charles T. Brown’s Equitable Cities to take a closer look at how parks in several of Savannah’s priority neighborhoods can better serve the surrounding community. “We selected six parks across Savannah that include
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