Press Releases + Updates
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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…
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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…