(SAVANNAH BUSINESS JOURNAL) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia have changed health equity benchmarks for the better in just 2 1/2 years — and have plans for more progress in the next 2 1/2 years. An assessment of three central focus areas […]
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(SAVANNAH, GA) Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia have changed health equity benchmarks for the better in just 2 1/2 years — and have plans for more progress in the next 2 1/2 years. In September 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a five-year Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant to the YMCA of Coastal Georgia in partnership with Healthy Savannah. The agencies launched a public-private partnership to make Savannah a healthier place, specifically by striving to reduce health disparities among African-American and Hispanic/Latino Americans in low-wealth communities across Savannah and Chatham County through long-term solutions vs. short-term fixes.
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(SAVANNAH BUSINESS JOURNAL) The YMCA of Coastal Georgia recently announced Terry Carter of Terry Carter Allstate Insurance as the 2021 YMCA Annual Campaign Chairperson. The YMCA of Coastal Georgia will launch the 2021 Annual Campaign on March 30 with
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The Healthy Savannah team is encouraging the community to get up and get active with them on their weekly Tuesday Healthy Walks. Join them on Facebook Live or explore their routes on your own using the new Healthy Walks map.
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(SAVANNAH, GA) The Enmarket Encourage Health Educational Series, in partnership with Healthy Savannah, will stream its next LIVE broadcast on April 1, exploring “Breaking the Breastfeeding Barriers.”
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(GARDEN CITY, GA) The Garden City Homestead Association’s community garden will share its third harvest with the community at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in a program that will include food demonstrations and education sessions. This is one of eight community gardens Center Parc Credit Union has awarded funding within the past six months.
The Garden City public is invited to share in a winter vegetable harvest that includes collards, cabbage, broccoli, and kale at the event, to be held at the garden, 4115 Second St. in Garden City. Representatives from the Garden City City Council are among those expected to attend.
(SAVANNAH, GA) Flu season is in full swing. But this one is like no other. As we await a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s another that’s readily available in Savannah, thanks to a CDC flu prevention grant. On Sunday, December 13, the
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Visitors to Savannah’s Lake Mayer Park have a new place to get resources that promote better health and quality of life.
The first of two “Healthy Hub” sites was installed on December 1 at the park entrance, located at 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads in Savannah.
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