Promoting Your Health & Well-being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Sept. 1, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In conjunction with September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the South Carolina Cancer Alliance and the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative, have released the state’s inaugural pediatric cancer plan, a key component of the state’s broader cancer plan.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Aug. 31, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a raccoon found near Grier Lesslie Road and McCall Meadows Drive in Rock Hill, S.C., has tested positive for rabies. Two people were exposed and referred to their healthcare providers. One dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Aug. 31, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) and the South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) are observing International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 by remembering the lives lost to overdoses and emphasizing the importance of community efforts to address the opioid overdose epidemic.