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DPH Highlights Efforts of Public Health Workers on Public Health Thank You Day
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Nov. 24, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today is Public Health Thank You Day, and leadership with the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) wishes to thank public health workers across the state, including DPH employees, for their tireless efforts to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.
Public Health Thank You Day is celebrated the Monday before Thanksgiving every year to honor public health professionals who work to protect the health of all people and all communities.
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FRIDAY MEASLES UPDATE: DPH Reports Three New Measles Cases in Upstate, Bringing Outbreak total to 52, and New Public Exposures
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Nov. 21, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting three new cases of measles in the state since Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 52 and the total number reported to DPH this year is 55.
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Rabid Animals Confirmed in Multiple Counties; Six People and Eleven Pets Exposed
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Nov. 21, 2025COLUMBIA, S.C. —The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that a racoon, a skunk and a cat have tested positive for rabies. The cases are unrelated.
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View AllSC Medical Control Committee Meeting - Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order - Dr. DesChamps
- Freedom of Information Act - DPH Staff
- Roll Call - Ms. McElveen
- Approval of Minutes - Dr. DesChamps
- DPH Staff Reports - DPH Staff
- Committee/Council Reports
- EMS Advisory Council - Dr. Clanton
- EMS Training Committee - Mrs. Smith
- Trauma Advisory Council - Ms. McElveen
- Stroke Advisory Council - Ms. McElveen
- EMS for Children Committee - Ms.