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Savannah organization uses app to find safe ways to walk and bike the city A Savannah organization is looking at the walkability of several neighborhoods ahead of the start of school. Share Updated: 8:05 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021 A Savannah organization is looking at the walkability of several neighborhoods ahead of the start of school. Share Updated: 8:05 PM EDT Jul 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript thousands of Savannah Chatham County students are now being forced to find their own way to school. Our DNA. Bucci joins us live and today you spoke to an organization that s making sure students are able to get to school safely. Yeah, Brooke, we re here in the edge mere Sackville neighborhood and as you can see, there s not many sidewalks throughout the neighborhood and it s like this in a lot of places in Savannah, which could really be an issue next week when a lot of kids will need to walk to school. It s pretty Heart ....
“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. ....
Many within our Black community suffer from chronic sicknesses, like diabetes and heart disease. This is no surprise when so much of the neighborhoods where those Black people live lack sidewalks or any other safe means to travel without an automobile. Our team working with the Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Grant is focused on improving the health and increasing the needed resources for Chatham County s low-wealth Black population. We can do this because the grant is awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the partnership of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Healthy Savannah. It is a five-year grant, originally awarded in 2019 for $3.4 million. We are in year three of the grant. ....
Enmarket Encourage Health lecture series explores healthy walking routes Christopher Berinato For the past seven years, the Enmarket Encourage Health Education Series has been presenting lunch time lectures devoted to educating people on healthy eating habits and exercise. This year the series has been forced to switch to a live stream format, but continues to present excellent speakers who are knowledgeable on a variety of health related subjects. On Jan. 7, the next entry in the series will feature Armand Turner, Healthy Savannah / YMCA of Coastal Georgia Physical Activity Program Manager. Turner has been working with Healthy Savannah for the last three years through the Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health grant, or REACH. ....