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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It is important to engage in these national discussions about the barriers that exist for closing the integration gap in behavioral health. Read more
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…