The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) recently released the second joint brief examining the COVID-19 pandemic and state and federal policy changes that will impact residents. IMPH and...
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 immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis C virus...
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent (updated 8/17/19) | In some ways, it’s easier to define how health care is changing by how it isn’t: It isn’t going to become more physician-centric. “Right now, we provide care in a very delayed manner that is convenient...
On April 30, IMPH and their Long-Term Care (LTC) Leadership Council released an updated report documenting the systemic progress made in the last several years on critical issues impacting the future of our elder population and their caregivers. Read the full 2019...
The “Taskforce Brief” provides a short overview of the work and recommendations published in the full report of the Long-Term Care Taskforce, “Creating Direction: A Guide for Improving Long-Term Care in South Carolina.” The report and brief are the product of a...
“Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Potentially Abusive Workers: An Issue Paper” is the result of a series of meetings convened by IMPH under the guidance of the Long-Term Care Implementation Leadership Council to identify the challenges and possible...
