Press Releases + Updates
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Press Release: IMPH Releases COVID-19 Policy Analysis
How Will COVID-19 Policy Changes Impact Carolinians?South and North Carolina Institutes of Medicine Release Joint Brief on COVID-19 COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 9, 2020) – The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has…
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Press Release: IMPH Awarded State Forum to Advance Health Systems Transformation Grant
NNPHI Launches Phase 2 of State Forums to Advance Health Systems Transformation The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) recently awarded IMPH funding to support an initiative to bridge public health and…
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Update: Response to COVID-19
In response to the increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state of South Carolina, the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH) is currently operating remotely.…
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Update: Staff Spotlight Featuring Emily Chavez
Hometown: Lexington, KY School: University of South Carolina, College of Journalism and Mass Communications Major: Public RelationsDegree pursued: Bachelor of ArtsGraduation Date: December 2019 Role at IMPH: I’ll be working as the Communications…
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Update: Board of Directors Member Pamela Lackey Recognized as Humanitarian of the Year
Ms. Pamela P. Lackey, a member of the IMPH Board of Directors, was honored last night as the United Way of the Midlands’ Humanitarian of the Year. The award is…
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Press Release: Health Policy Fellows Recognized by IMPH
Members of the South Carolina General Assembly have been recognized as the newest class of Health Policy Fellows by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health (IMPH). The elected…
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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Spread of Infectious Disease Through the Provision of Syringe Services Programs
IMPH has released a new policy brief, Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Preventing the Spread of Infectious Disease Through the Provision of Syringe Services Programs. This brief examines the related opioid, human…
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Update: Approaches to South Carolina School Mental Health Services Video Series
In October 2018, IMPH hosted a one-day Legislative Summit that convened Health Policy Fellows alumni, key stakeholders and IMPH board members to provide an in-depth look at a timely public…
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Update: IMPH’s Associate Executive Director Maya Pack Selected to Become Riley Fellow
The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health’s (IMPH) Associate Executive Director Maya Pack joins other leaders across the state selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s…