HEALTHY SAVANNAH INC
1602 DRYTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GA 31401 www.healthysavannah.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HEALTHY SAVANNAH IS DEDICATED TO MAKING SAVANNAH A HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE. OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CONSUME A NUTRITIOUS, BALANCED DIET.

THE GRANTS AND PROJECTS WE'VE BEEN FUNDED BY AND IMPLEMENTED HAVE PROGRESSIVELY BUILT ON OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AND AGENCY PARTNERS. THE UPWARD TRAJECTORY OF ENGAGED COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BEGAN WITH HEALTHY SAVANNAH AND THE YMCA OF COASTAL GEORGIA PARTNERING ON A 'PIONEERING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES' GRANT (2008); THEN ON A 'HEALTHCARE GEORGIA FOUNDATION, CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION' GRANT (2013-2017); AND A "PLAY STREETS" GRANT FROM THE 'PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHIER AMERICA', (2013). IN CULMINATION, THE YMCA & HEALTHY SAVANNAH RECEIVED A MONUMENTAL FIVE-YEAR 'RACIAL AND ETHNIC APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH' GRANT FROM THE CDC, IN SEPTEMBER 2018. WE FOLLOW WORK STRATEGIES ALONG THREE PILLARS: NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND COMMUNITY & CLINICAL LINKAGES. THIS GRANT IS PROOF OF A STRATEGICALLY BUILT MOMENTUM, OF COMMUNITY TRUST IN OUR WORK, AND OUR EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER AND COALITION ENGAGEMENT. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE PROVIDES ONGOING FUNDING FOR OUR POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK ACTIVITIES, AND CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNDER BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES BECAME A NEW RESOURCE FOR POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE RELATIVE TO HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS. 2020 HEALTHY SAVANNAH COALITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: TIDE TO TOWN - AN URBAN TRAIL SYSTEM. HEALTHY SAVANNAH HAS ENVISIONED A SAFE, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY TRAIL SYSTEM SINCE OUR FOUNDING. IN THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SEEN THE 30-MILE PROTECTED NETWORK OF ACTIVITY-FRIENDLY TRAILS BEGIN DEVELOPMENT. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRUMAN LINEAR PARK TRAIL AND TIDE TO TOWN ARE VICTORIES FOR MOBILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATION TO EVERYDAY DESTINATIONS. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, WE WILL FOCUS ON MASTERING THE NON-DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS AND BUILDING WEALTH IN THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM INTERSECTS WITH LOW-WEALTH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT LACK MOBILITY OPTIONS. ENGAGEMENT AND LIAISING WITH CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS IS CRUCIAL TO LISTEN TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PLANNING, AND PROUD TO REMAIN LIVING BESIDE THE TRAIL SYSTEM. HERO DATABASE: LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2020 WITH RESOURCE SUPPORT FROM THE CDC RACIAL AND ETHNIC APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH GRANT, HEALTHY SAVANNAH, THE YMCA, AND THE ST. JOSEPH'S CANDLER AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION & RESOURCE CENTER. A HEALTH RESOURCE DATABASE WAS CREATED CALLED HERO: HEALTH EFFECTIVE RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS(WWW.HEROHELPME.COM). IT COMPILES OVER 1500 FREE OR LOW-COST SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY ON ONE WEBPAGE, SEARCHABLE BY ZIP CODE, WITH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO SERVICES THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. DURING 2020, DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC,THIS DATABASE EVOLVED TO INCLUDE FLU AND COVID INFORMATION ON ACCEPTANCE AND ACCESS TO THE VACCINES. WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IN OUR VISION OF A HEALTHIER SAVANNAH. COVID-19 EXACERBATED THE HEALTH EQUITY GAP WE WORK DILIGENTLY TO FILL. WE WORKED WITH OUR MANY PARTNERS TO INCREASE SNAP ENROLLMENTS AND CONNECT WITH CORNER STORES IN OUR PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS TO OFFER FRESH PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY. FARM TRUCK 912'S STOPS AND SERVICES TO LOW-WEALTH NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LOW MOBILITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. FARM TRUCK 912, THE MOBILE VERSION OF THE FORSYTH FARMERS MARKET, AND ONE OF OUR KEY NUTRITION STRATEGY STAKEHOLDERS, PROVIDES AND IMPROVES ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. THE HEALTHY SAVANNAH FAITH AND HEALTH COALITION CONTINUES TO TRAIN FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, IN OUR BLACK COMMUNITY,TO IMPLEMENT FAITH ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (FAN), A POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE APPROACH TO HEALTHIER CONGREGANTS. HEALTHY SAVANNAH'S WORK HAS BEEN SOME OF THE MOST FOCUSED AND SUCCESSFUL AT MOVING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY IN OUR FOURTEEN YEARS. THAT IS THE POWER OF OUR 200-MEMBER COALITION, OUR CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS, THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY, AND RESIDENTS IN OUR PRIORITY POPULATION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR AND IMPLEMENT POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (PSE) TO ACHIEVE A CULTURE OF HEALTH IN THE SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COMMUNITY.

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