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IMPH Hosts Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Training Sponsored by the Piedmont Health Foundation
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the Piedmont Health Foundation convened stakeholders from Greenville area organizations on March 26, 2012 to provide training on the purpose and use of the health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for incorporating health decisions into community decision making. -
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps are Call to Action for SC Counties
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) is proud to partner with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to promote the 2012 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. -
South Carolina Perspectives on a Health Insurance Exchange
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (formerly the South Carolina Public Health Institute) conducted a focus group study among key constituencies to explore their perspectives on health insurance coverage, marketplace considerations and the type of exchange that South Carolina could have. -
Advancing Health in South Carolina: A Summit of the ACA Implementation Initiative
Ms. Sarah Thomas, Vice President, Public Policy & Communication at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, gave the Keynote presentation at the August 24, 2011 Advancing Health in South Carolina Summit of the ACA Implementation Initiative. -
Presentation to SC Health Planning Committee
On June 30, 2011, SCPHI presented and organized a panel to provide an overview of the context of health in South Carolina to the SC Health Planning Committee. The panelists, with links to copies of their presentations, are provided. -
Annual Rankings Give South Carolina Counties Roadmap to Improve Health
Beaufort County continues to have the healthiest residents in South Carolina and Lee County remains the least healthy county in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings, released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. According to the Rankings, residents of Lee County are nearly two times more likely to die a premature death than those in Beaufort County. -
Emergency Departments across the State under Strain
Emergency department visits in South Carolina are growing faster than our population. South Carolina’s rate of ED visits outpaces the national average and this rate is increasing. Contrary to the myth, the uninsured are not overwhelming South Carolina’s emergency departments. -
Public Health Institutes and the “New” Public Health
The South Carolina Public Health Institute has been a beneficiary of, and active participant in, the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to strengthen the nation's public health institutes. -
Puentes in South Carolina: Building Bridges Between Latino Communities and Health Care Systems
A new program developed by PASOs, a program of the South Carolina Public Health Institute will be featured in a oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 4:30 PM. -
Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention
Behavioral surveillance of middle and high school aged youth across the United States indicates high rates of sexual risk behaviors including early onset of sexual activity, unprotected sexual contact, and multiple sexual partners. These data underscore the need for HIV/AIDS strategies that focus on providing evidence-based interventions to vulnerable populations.
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The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the Piedmont Health Foundation convened stakeholders from Greenville area organizations on March 26, 2012 to provide training on the purpose and use of the health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for incorporating health decisions into community decision making.
