Industry News
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CDC Updates COVID-19 Statistics Daily
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have created a webpage for tracking the reports of COVID-19 across the country. The page includes surveillance information, a map of reports…
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2019 Annual Report of the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry
The South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry, Office for the Study of Aging has released its 2019 Annual Report of the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry. The report highlights Alzheimer’s disease…
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The State of Mental Health in America 2020
Mental Health America (MHA) released its 2020 State of Mental Health in America state rankings that factor in the prevalence of mental illness and rates of access to care. South…
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1 in 3 SC residents suffer from obesity, study shows.
Trust for America’s Health, a national health nonprofit, published its annual obesity report this month and found that the national adult obesity rate was 30.9 percent. South Carolina’s was 34.3…
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Why Good Health Is Good Business: de Beaumont CEO and U.S. Surgeon General
On June 28th, the de Beaumont Foundation and the Bipartisan Policy Center released a new report detailing the ways in which private businesses and health departments mutually benefit when they…
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Beth Sulkowski: Creating Direction and Improving South Carolina’s Long-Term Care
In the next twenty years, the population of adults over the age of 85 will double, leaving individuals and families struggling to find and pay for long-term services and supports…
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How to Plan for Long-Term Care Costs
Long-term care costs can be substantial, but if planned for and managed intelligently, don’t need to bankrupt or frighten you. They can be calmly viewed and just another contingent expense…
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Discussing Barriers to Closing the Behavioral Health Integration Gap
It is important to engage in these national discussions about the barriers that exist for closing the integration gap in behavioral health. Read more
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There’s a growing population of older people across SC, and there are growing challenges
Health disparities in long-term care for the elderly is a national epidemic Read more IMPH reported similar findings in the Long Term Care progress report. This continues to impact the…