Promoting Your Health & Well-being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 15, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The EMS Training Committee will meet Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m, virtually. The agenda and Microsoft Teams link are available on the meeting event page.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 14, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Department of Public Health (DPH) and S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) today celebrated the opening of the state's new Public Health and Environmental Laboratory, a modern facility designed to strengthen South Carolina's ability to protect public health and the environment for decades to come.  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 8, 2026

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For a second consecutive year, South Carolina saw a decrease in the number of overdose deaths in the state, outlined in the South Carolina Department of Public Health’s (DPH) newly released 2024 Drug Overdose Deaths Report.