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  • Health Impacts of Proposed West Side Development Highlighted in New Report

    The health impacts of park, trail and green space planning in the west side of Greenville are better understood as a result of a comprehensive community process led by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH).

  • 2013 County Health Rankings Release

    The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health is assisting the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute in promoting the release of the 2013 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

  • Considering Sodium Intake Reduction Strategies in South Carolina

    The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), brought together stakeholders to discuss and develop an informational brief entitled Considering Sodium Intake Reduction Strategies in South Carolina. The purpose of the brief is to increase awareness about the role of sodium intake in population health and encourage sodium reduction strategies in South Carolina.

  • A Sterling Opportunity: 25 Years After the Comprehensive Health Education Act

    The New Morning Foundation released a new report entitled, A Sterling Opportunity: 25 Years After the Comprehensive Health Education Act. The report assesses whether South Carolina’s 85 public school districts are in compliance with the Comprehensive Health Education Act of 1988 and whether the General Assembly’s legislative intentions have been fulfilled. This study is the first of its kind to assess the types of materials use to teach reproductive health education in South Carolina public schools.

  • SCPHA Call for Student Abstracts & IMPH Outstanding Student Abstract Award

    The South Carolina Public Health Association (SCPHA) is currently accepting student programmatic and research abstracts for the Contributed Papers Session at the SCPHA 2013 Annual Meeting. The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) is sponsoring the Outstanding Student Abstract Award, which will be presented to the student with the highest scoring abstract. The honor includes a $100 award.

  • The Weight of the Nation Screenings

    The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), in partnership with the Greenville County Library System, Greenville Forward, LiveWell Greenville, Piedmont Health Foundation and the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, will be facilitating screenings of the four-part documentary The Weight of the Nation

  • HSCI Funding Announcement

    The Healthy South Carolina Initiative announces the availability of funds for the implementation of healthy eating, active living and tobacco-free living strategies.

  • IMPH Materials from the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

    Associate Director Maya Pack participated in the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California October 27-31, 2012. Ms. Pack's participation centered around Health Impact Assessments. In addition to a poster presentation, Ms. Pack participated in a Panel Discussion arranged by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) entitled Public Health Institutes: Building National Capacity for Health Impact Assessments. ​

  • County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Releases What Works for Health

    On Wednesday September 26th 2012, the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps announced a new tool called What Works for Health. This resource can be used to find effective policies and programs to improve the many factors that affect health in communities.

  • State Alliance for Adolescent Sexual Health Releases “Call to Action Resource Document”

    The State Alliance for Adolescent Sexual Health in South Carolina (SAASH) recently released a new report, the Call to Action Resource Document, which challenges school leaders, health care providers, policy makers and parents to work together to take immediate action to improve the sexual health and well-being of South Carolina’s youth. Dr. Lee Pearson, director of operations for IMPH, served on the committee which drafted the report.
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  • The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH), in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), brought together stakeholders to discuss and develop an informational brief entitled Considering Sodium Intake Reduction Strategies in South Carolina. The purpose of the brief is to increase awareness about the role of sodium intake in population health and encourage sodium reduction strategies in South Carolina.

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