The Hyatt Regency Savannah Hotel invites you to their “Making Savannah Healthy…At Home, At Work, At Play” luncheon presented by a Panel of Healthy Savannah Partners.

Reservations Due by May 14

Cost: $30 for members or $40 for non-members ** if want to use credit card please pay here**

More Info: please visit www.tourismleadershipcouncil.com/home

The Autism 101 conference is for families and individuals who want to expand their knowledge of our local resources for their own understanding or to pass along to others.

CEU’s will be available for professionals.

This is a full-day conference featuring seven speakers who will provide varying information that educates, enables and empowers families and professionals on their journey of caring and planning for their child on the spectrum, through long and short-term goals.

In the exhibit space, a resource fair runs all day so attendees can meet and interact with local providers of autism related goods and services, including the speakers.

Cost: $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The cost of your ticket covers ALL speakers and the resource fair.

More Info: To purchase tickets for yourself or a group, please contact Jennifer McGee at (912) 355-9098 or jennifermcgee4@comcast.net or visit www.matthewreardon.org for more information.

Healthy Savannah with sponsorship from The Junior League of Savannah, The 100 Black Men of Savannah, The City of Savannah, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Memorial Medical Center, GeoVista Credit Union, Savannah State University, and the A Phillip Randolph Institute is hosting a community forum with guest speaker Dr. Evelyn Lewis at the Savannah Civic Center on Thursday, April 29 at 6 pm.

The purpose of the forum is to help people understand what factors have the greatest impact on our health in Savannah. Keynote speaker Dr. Evelyn Lewis, will provide an opportunity for citizens to learn about how their health is affected by factors like public policy and the environment in which we live. Participants will also engage in active dialogue around actions we can take to improve our health individually and within the communities where we live.

This powerful and distinctive event will engage hundreds of community resident in fitness activity and discussions around obesity, nutrition, smoking, transportation, civic master planning and other fitness issues that make affect their health.

The event will also provide a mini- health expo where participants can receive information from local service providers about activity, healthy eating tips, health exhibits, and health screenings.

The tentative agenda for the forum includes Malik Watkins of the University of Georgia, Dr. Michael Toma, PhD on Armstrong Atlantic State University on Savannah’s Community Indicators, Craig Clements on Civic Master Planning, Keynote address by Dr. Evelyn Lewis Executive Medical Director for the Uniformed Services University Center for Health Disparities Education and Research followed by a facilitated discussion with forum participants.

Healthy Savannah is a coalition of businesses, nonprofits, healthcare agencies, governments, schools and neighborhoods is an initiative of City of Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson formed in 2007. It is a public/private collaboration of over 65 community organizations and growing.

Healthy Savannah is committed to leading and supporting healthy lifestyles in Savannah by: (i) creating an environment that makes a healthy choice the easy choice; (ii) building a collaborative network that identifies and shares resources; (iii) collecting and disseminating information, (iv) promoting best practices and implementing innovative programs, and (v) advocating for effective policies. Since its inception, this innovative, cross-sector collaboration has vastly benefited the community as evidenced by numerous multi-agency projects, grants and policy initiatives that have emerged from the initiative to create and sustain a Healthy Savannah.

There is nothing funny about breast cancer, but that doesn’t mean Savannah won’t have a good time raising money for the fight when the 2010 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure kicks off next weekend. As if running through the city on a beautiful spring day for a great cause isn’t enough, the featured guest and speaker this year is Dr. Bertice Berry. Dr. Berry is a world-renowned author, singer and comedienne who will talk about the serious subject of cancer with a pinch of humor and a whole lot of heart.

Dr. Berry earned a PhD from Kent State and taught statistics and sociology at the university level for several years. She noticed that she made a bigger impact when discussing topics like racism and sexism if she used her innate sense of humor and got her audience laughing. It wasn’t long before she left teaching to become an entertainer who educates. She won “Comedian of the Year” four years in a row and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and 20/20.

The 21st Annual Black Heritage Festival will host a Health and Wellness Fair. The fair will feature a free full day of interactive and educational events, designed to educate all people who are affected by diabetes.

Cost: Free

More Info: Visit www.savannahblackheritagefestival.com

Atlantic Radiology Associates is a specialty medical practice comprised of premier radiologists with expertise in all modalities and subspecialty areas. Each physician has met the stringent standards of medical and residency training programs and is certified by the American Board of Radiology. Our combined experience and subspecialty expertise give the group a unique ability to stay on top of imaging trends. Atlantic Radiology Associates is dedicated to providing the most advanced care in diagnostic imaging services to better optimize the health and wellness of our patients. Our comprehensive clinical skills, diversified expertise and detailed approach to imaging help to make us stand out in the imaging community.

15 ways to reach health Nirvana—without leaving Savannah.
Perfection, a state of existence void of all error, flaw or deficiency: No matter how you slice it, it’s a lofty goal. Regardless of whether it’s physical, spiritual or intellectual Nirvana, it’s an intimidating concept potent enough to send normally sane people into bouts of sleeplessness and lunacy as they attempt to measure up to the idea.

But that’s not to say we all shouldn’t strive to inch just a little bit closer to that supreme idea of being the very best version of ourselves. Luckily, Savannah boasts hundreds of ways to enhance both the yin and the yang, the spiritual and the physical, the active and the contemplative. The possibilities for a mind or body boost are virtually endless. With that, South presents its first ever guide to becoming the best you—in the best city in the South.

Savannah Vascular Institute physicians: Dr. Anthony M. Sussman, Dr. Anthony J. Avino, Dr. Christopher L. Wixon, Dr. E. Jerry Cohen, Jr., Dr. Christopher E. Walls, Dr. J. Sheppard Mondy, III., Dr. Larry Horesh, Dr. Kirstin J. Nelson, Dr. Ganesha Perera, Dr. Mary C. Downing

Womencare physicians: Dr. Kyrin Dunston, Dr. Ericka Stone

We are an energetic and diverse healthcare team of doctors who are committed to making a positive difference in the quality of life for women of all ages by providing individualized, compassionate, innovative, expert healthcare and resources for the body, mind, and spirit of all women.