Promoting Your Health & Well-being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 10, 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 10, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is celebrating 20 years of the SC Tobacco Quitline, which has helped nearly 300,000 South Carolinians quit nicotine successfully since 2006.

The SC Tobacco Quitline (1-800-QUIT-NOW) provides free, 24/7 quit support to residents of South Carolina regardless of health insurance coverage.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 5, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed an outbreak of West Nile virus in the Pee Dee and is encouraging residents to take personal protective measures against mosquitoes.

Two human cases of West Nile virus were diagnosed in the Pee Dee within a similar time frame and geographic radius, indicating sustained West Nile virus activity in the area and meeting the definition of an outbreak.