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) 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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(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah is providing $2,450 in grant funding to support health equity education and awareness at two upcoming Savannah area events. • Back-to-School Youth Health Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 …
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(Savannah, GA) The National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) announces the appointment of Nichele Hoskins to its esteemed Board of Directors. As an accomplished health journalist and dedicated advocate for women’s health and racial health equity, Hoskins brings a wealth of …
(WASHINGTON, D.C./SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Officials with Healthy Savannah, Forsyth Farmers’ Market and the City of Savannah took part in a well-received panel discussion at the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in Washington, addressing the role systemic racism has played in food …
(SAVANNAH, GA) The Healthy Savannah Faith and Health Coalition will host a free community event to celebrate health, wellness and summer fun on Sunday, July 16 at Lake Mayer Community Park. Called “Faith Walk” and co-sponsored by Forsyth Farmers’ Market’s …
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