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Savannah/Chatham County REACH Project: Healthy Opportunities Powering Equity (H.O.P.E.)

Award Number: NU58DP006596
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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Savannah/Chatham County REACH Project: Healthy Opportunities Powering Equity (H.O.P.E.) - Project Abstract Summary The primary purpose of the Savannah/Chatham County REACH Project – Healthy Opportunities Empowering Equity (H.O.P.E.) – is to reduce health disparities among African Americans and Hispanic Americans in low income neighborhoods in seven zip codes in Chatham County, Georgia by improving access to healthy food and opportunities for physical activity, and creating more effective linkages between clinical service providers and community organizations. The priority populations, geographic areas, health disparities, and barriers to health were identified from the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment conducted by St. Joseph’s/Candler hospital. The project is a partnership between the YMCA of Coastal Georgia, the Healthy Savannah coalition, and more that 28 local coalition partners serving the African American and Hispanic American communities in Savannah and Chatham County. Healthy Savannah has worked for more than a decade to improve public health and reduce health disparities in Savannah and Chatham County. Chatham County is the most populous county in Georgia outside the Atlanta metropolitan area. It has a population of 289,535. African Americans comprise 39.43% of the population; Hispanic Americans comprise 6.42%. The median household income in Chatham County is $48,238 although the county has many neighborhoods, predominantly African American and Hispanic American, with household incomes that fall below the poverty line. The poverty rate for the county is 20%. The project proposes to address disparities in obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, access to healthy food, and places to be physically active. The Savannah/Chatham County REACH Project will work with public institutions and community organizations to expand existing programs in the target area, link residents to community safety net services, and connect programs for better coordination. The project will also use a variety of innovative participatory methods such as PhotoVoice to identify cultural barriers and design culturally appropriate solutions to accessing healthy opportunities. It will also undertake neighborhood engagement to assure that priority neighborhoods have more input into the City of Savannah’s proposed zoning ordinance and neighborhood master planning process. Active participation in neighborhood planning can lead to creating more opportunities for health food retail enterprises and opportunities for physical activities such as walking and biking paths, parks, and playgrounds. The project proposes the development of a Community Health YMCA, which will intentionally move the programs and services of the YMCA including their Diabetes Prevention Program and Million Hearts program out into the target communities. The Community Health YMCA program will train community health workers and provide residents with better linkages to clinical and community services. The Project expects that the target neighborhoods will be actively engaged in program activities. Healthy Savannah has many members that represent various sectors within the target neighborhoods including faith-based organizations, public leaders, health care providers, and community service organizations. The trust and respect between Healthy Savannah members will contribute to the success of the project.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC	6400 HABERSHAM ST	SAVANNAH	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	5	12/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2021	THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC	6400 HABERSHAM ST	SAVANNAH	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	5	12/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC	6400 HABERSHAM ST	SAVANNAH	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	5	12/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2019	THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC	6400 HABERSHAM ST	SAVANNAH	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	5	12/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2018	THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC	6400 HABERSHAM ST	SAVANNAH	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	5	12/15/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $1,086,728 )
2022	2022	Young Men's Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	00	5	7/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,086,728
2022	2022	YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA, INC., THE	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	01	5	9/28/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	Young Men's Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	01	4	4/28/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,086,728

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $1,230,192 )
2021	2021	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	05	3	9/20/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	Young Men's Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	03	3	3/27/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$544,848
2021	2021	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	00	4	6/24/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$685,344
2021	2021	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	04	3	5/26/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	02	3	11/12/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,230,192

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $856,680 )
2020	2020	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	01	3	9/17/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$171,336
2020	2020	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	00	3	6/29/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$685,344
2020	2019	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	01	2	12/10/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $856,680

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $685,344 )
2019	2019	Young Men's Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	00	2	7/6/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$685,344
2019	2018	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	01	1	12/14/2018	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $685,344

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $685,344 )
2018	2018	Young Men'S Christian Association Of Coastal Georgia, Inc., The	6400 Habersham St Ste A	Savannah	GA	31405	CHATHAM	USA	PPHF: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Program financed solely by Public Prevention and Health Funds	00	1	9/17/2018	NEW	$685,344
														Subtotal = $685,344

Grand Total All Awards = $4,544,288

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Savannah/Chatham County REACH Project: Healthy Opportunities Powering Equity (H.O.P.E.)

Award Number: NU58DP006596

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2018

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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