(SAVANNAH, Ga.) 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 restructured to address the current […]
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) On Saturday, January 13, about 30 members of Boy Scout Troop 1 and Pack 1 joined up with volunteers from the Friends of Tide to Town for a trail cleanup along Wheaton Street. The volunteers picked up about
(SAVANNAH, G.a.) The Georgia STABLE/Path2College Matching Scholarship’s deadline to apply is fast approaching with less than two months to apply. The Georgia STABLE/Path2College Matching Scholarship initiative is designed to assist families in saving for their child’s future education expenses. If
National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 4 – 8. Seniors, children, Black and Hispanic people are at greatest risk of hospitalization. (SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are reminding everyone 6 months and older that there’s
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CDC-funded Bridge Access Program provides no-cost COVID-19 vaccines as 2023-24 Tripledemic Season Ramps Up (SAVANNAH, GA) The COVID-19 pandemic may have ended, but the “tripledemic” of flu, COVID, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) that was pervasive last fall and winter
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Public listening and training sessions are scheduled for November 9 and 30 (SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia are inviting community members interested in joining a conversation to advance health equity to consider becoming Community Health
Putting Food Equity Advocacy in Action (SAVANNAH, GA) The YMCA of Coastal Georgia, in partnership with Healthy Savannah, is piloting a new program to encourage food pantry donations that help put food equity advocacy into action. The program called SWAP
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(SAVANNAH, GA) 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 (REACH) grant.
(SAVANNAH, Ga.) The 18th Annual Buddy Walk will take place in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Ga., Saturday, Oct 7, 2023. Lowcountry Down Syndrome will be partnering with the Savannah Philharmonic and sharing Forsyth Park for the day. Opening ceremonies will
(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah is pleased to announce the conclusion of a two-month internship program that helped foster community involvement in making Savannah a healthier place to live, work and play. Summer interns Alejandra Moreno Arreola and Kellie Arnold gathered
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