Press Releases + Updates
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Update: IMPH and NCIOM Release COVID-19 and the Carolinas 3.0
Released in partnership with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, joint brief addresses policy changes affecting Carolinians The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the North…
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Press Release: IMPH and DHEC Release COVID-19 2020 Summary Report
Report explores the impact of the coronavirus on South Carolina since March 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 27, 2021) — The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and…
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Press Release: SC IMPH Names Dick Wilkerson New Board Chair
New board chair and four board members join the IMPH board of directors COLUMBIA, S.C. (Jan. 13, 2021) — The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) is…
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Policy Brief: Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Providers + One-pager
Data demonstrates that many communities across South Carolina cannot meet the behavioral health needs of their residents. According to Mental Health America’s 2021 report, “The State of Mental Health in…
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Press Release: SC IMPH Announces New Executive Director
SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health Announces New Executive DirectorPrevious Associate Executive Director Maya Pack appointed effective July 1, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. (July 9, 2020) — The South Carolina…
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Update: The Impact of Racial Inequity on Public Health
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) works every day to improve the health of the people of South Carolina. The ongoing brutality against black and minority…
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Press Release: IMPH Releases COVID-19 Policy Analysis Part Two
SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health Releases Second COVID-19 Policy BriefReleased in partnership with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, joint brief addresses policy changes affecting Carolinians COLUMBIA, S.C.…
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COVID-19 and the Carolinas: State Responses and Federal Legislation to Address the Crisis – Part II
Released in partnership with the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, joint brief addresses policy changes affecting Carolinians COLUMBIA, S.C. (May 20, 2020) — The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and…
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Policy Brief: COVID and the Carolinas
The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has brought much of the world to a halt. In the United States, from the first confirmed case on January 21 in Washington State, the…