Live Healthy SC

[...] here at DHEC Public Health to reduce health disparities that affect minority populations in South Carolina. One of our top priorities is reducing health disparities through our obesity prevention [...]

[...] DHEC Public Health, we’ve partnered with Eat Smart, Move More SC and the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health to create the HYPE program, which helps young people [...]

[...] to highlight the great work our lab team does to support our public health efforts here in South Carolina. Our 70 Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) team members help protect the health of all South [...]

[...] Nikki Haley is celebrating state workers and the important work we do to make a difference in South Carolina. Our daily work doesn’t receive a lot of public fanfare, so this is a good chance for [...]

[...] core commitments as the state’s health department. To facilitate these connections, DHEC Public Health operates a toll-free hotline service called the Care Line (1-800-868-0404) from 8:30 a.m. [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster When it comes to eating healthy, DHEC Public Health is working to lead by example. Last week, I received photos of our North Charleston health [...]

[...] By Jennifer Read A few days ago DHEC Public Health confirmed the first case of chikungunya virus this year in a South Carolina resident. The [...]

[...] women to breastfeed their babies. Promoting breastfeeding is one of our priority focuses at DHEC Public Health. Increasing the number of women who […] [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster Over the last few weeks, our outreach team has been busy promoting the Fit Family Challenge SC [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster It’s National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, which provides us with an [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster When it comes to eating healthy, DHEC Public Health is working to lead by example. Last week, [...]

[...] and texting, our outreach efforts are evolving to better serve our clients and connect more South Carolinians to health education resources by reaching out […] [...]

By Jamie Shuster Connecting South Carolina families to health and wellness services is one of our core commitments as the state’s health de [...]

[...] . Our 70 Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) team members help protect the health of all South Carolinians by identifying infectious and communicable diseases like […] [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster The CDC just released the results of their National Immunization Survey-Teen and there is good [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster The CDC recently sounded the alarm on a growing epidemic in our country: the over-prescription of [...]

[...] By Jamie Shuster The WIC Farmers Market program is an important part of our obesity prevention efforts here in South Carolina. The voucher program helps low-income women and children access [...]

[...] in South Carolina. One of our top priorities is reducing health disparities through our obesity prevention efforts. Here in South […] [...]

[...] us with an opportunity to highlight the great work our lab team does to support our public health efforts here in South Carolina. Our 70 Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) team members help protect [...]

[...] lot of public fanfare, so this is a good chance for us to reflect on the importance of our public health efforts. With this blog, […] [...]

[...] Professionals Week, which provides us with an opportunity to highlight the great work our lab team does to support our public health efforts here in South Carolina. Our 70 Bureau of [...]

[...] year, South Carolina 7th graders faced a new school entry requirement – showing proof of a TDAP booster vaccine. The TDAP booster is designed to help protect pre-teens and adults […] [...]

By Jamie Shuster A healthy workforce is a happy workforce. Starting September 9, DHEC Central Office employees, their spouses, and retirees are invite [...]