New Community Resource Dubbed 'Healthy Hub' Was Unveiled at Lake Mayer Park
SAVANNAH, Ga.: Visitors to Savannah's Lake Mayer Park have a new place to get resources that promote better health and quality of life.
The first of two "Healthy Hub" sites was installed on December 1 at the park entrance, located at 1850 E. Montgomery Crossroads in Savannah. Community leaders, along with representatives from the Savannah College of Art and Design, the YMCA of Coastal Georgia and Healthy Savannah were on hand for the unveiling. Lake Mayer is managed by the Chatham County Parks and Recreation division.
"Healthy Hub is a place to go for resources that promote better health and quality of life for all. You can take or add items like books, pamphlets, canned food, and other health resources to share with the community," said Nichele Hoskins, assistant director of Healthy Savannah. "It's a little library with a healthy twist."
The project that became Healthy Hub was the collective brainchild of nine SCAD students – Chaitanya Ahuja, Lara Isaacson, Hanjun Lin, Xichen Liu, Julia Moore, Shruti Narkar, Sarah Prifitera and Fen Zhu – who developed it during their 2020 Sustainable Practices in Design class. Their professor, Scott Boylston, continued working after the class ended to fine-tune the design.
"The SCAD design for sustainability program focuses on preparing students to pioneer organizational change, technological and material innovation, and citizen advocacy," said Boylston. Collaborating with Healthy Savannah provided the students with a real-world opportunity to put those skills to use. Our students are incredibly committed to understanding the health and wellness challenges that residents of Savannah are facing in their daily lives. Their creative efforts focused on designing a concrete way to amplify the self-sufficiency and self-determination of the community as a whole. SCAD ultimately created a whimsical and easily accessible portal for our partner Healthy Savannah to enhance their outreach and education efforts."
