Press Releases + Updates
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Policy Brief: Supporting Pandemic Recovery and Improving Rural Health
IMPH spoke to 30 stakeholders from rural areas of South Carolina and identified priorities for improving rural health outcomes. The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) released…
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Press Release: New Rankings Show Healthiest and Least Healthy Counties in South Carolina
Childcare Costs Consume 20% of Household Income in South Carolina, Threatening Economic Security COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 27, 2022) — Beaufort ranks the healthiest in South Carolina and Dillon is the…
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Policy Brief: Priority Policy Opportunities for City and County-Level Stakeholders to Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living
In partnership with Healthy People Healthy Carolinas (HPHC), the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health is excited to publish “Priority Policy Opportunities for City and County-Level Stakeholders to…
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Press Release: Health Policy Fellows Recognized by the S.C. Institute of Medicine and Public Health
IMPH recognizes 11 legislators during a reception on March 3 COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 22, 2022) — Members of the South Carolina General Assembly have been recognized as the newest class of…
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2021 Health Policy Fellows Program Recap
The 2021 Health Policy Fellows Program brought together legislators for an updated, enhanced curriculum, which included a deep dive into South Carolina’s Medicaid program and evidence-based policies to address health…
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Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness and Building Resilience in the Carolinas
On July 19, 2021, the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) launched the Carolinas Pandemic Preparedness Task Force with…
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Data Brief: IMPH and SC Cancer Alliance Release Cancer Mortality in African American Men in South Carolina: Lung, Prostate and Colorectal Cancer
June is Men’s Health Month. As this month comes to a close, IMPH and the SC Cancer Alliance have jointly released the Cancer Mortality in African American Men in South…
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Press Release: North and South Carolina Institutes of Medicine Announce Joint Pandemic Preparedness Task Force
UofSC Interim President Dr. Harris Pastides, Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders to Co-Chair COLUMBIA, S.C. and RALEIGH, N.C. (June 1, 2021) — The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and…
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Press Release: IMPH and the South Carolina Behavioral Health Coalition (SCBHC) have jointly released the Behavioral Health 2021 Progress Report + One-pager in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health and the South Carolina Behavioral Health Coalition jointly release this update to a 2015 report. COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 24, 2021) —…