“Good morning, Armand Turner with Healthy Savannah… Today we are on the Truman Linear Park Trail. We did a little bit of exploring earlier, we’re probably over about two miles. It’s a little rainy today but not too bad…”
For nearly a year, Turner has been leading Healthy Walks on trails throughout the Hostess City and sharing his weekly adventures on Facebook Live. Each Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. rain, shine, heat, or cold Turner and his team put in the miles one step at a time to encourage community members to get out walking.
The next Healthy Walk is Tuesday, March 16, at 9 a.m. at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.
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Georgia Washington has lived in Southern Heights, a predominantly Black neighborhood in the northern part of Baton Rouge, La., since 1973. After falling ill with COVID-19 last year, Washington was eager to get vaccinated, which is in line with federal health recommendations. But Washington again had difficulty finding a local provider, this time to get a vaccine.
Georgia Washington, 79, can t drive. Whenever she needs to go somewhere, she asks her daughter or her friends to pick her up.
She has lived in the northern part of Baton Rouge, a predominantly Black area of Louisiana s capital, since 1973. There aren t many resources there, including medical facilities. So when Washington fell ill with COVID-19 last March, she had to get a ride 20 minutes south to get medical attention.
An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.