- … My Child Get a Routine Checkup? All children need to have regular well child check-ups. Good health care helps create a good foundation for growth and development. Regardless of age, well … American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children be seen at the following ages: From birth until the first birthday: Newborn, 3-5 days, 1 Month, 2 Months, 4 Months, 6 Months, 9 …
- … be a dynamic, and a complete IIS that ensures South Carolinians are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases by providing direct support to health care providers to deliver immunization services and increase our vaccine coverage rates. … - Complete Spring 2019 IIS Kickoff meeting - Complete System Design and Data Conversion Planning - Complete Summer 2019 System Design and Data Conversion Planning (continued) - …
- … Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Nearly year-round, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) participates in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) — the world's … actual behaviors, rather than on attitudes or knowledge, that would be especially useful for planning, initiating, supporting, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention …
- … FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2024 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH)’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) … are: New online application for WIC. The team launched an online application enabling families to create a secure account to upload and update required documentation, including … a result of their success in leading their teams to the recent milestone. WIC promotes healthy birth outcomes and early child development by providing food packages, health screenings and …
- … Take Brain Health to Heart We all want to stay healthy and independent as we get older. Some health choices … keep learning new things! Back to top Resources DPH Alzheimer's Disease Diabetes Heart Disease Prevent Falls Nutrition Physical Activity Subjective Cognitive Decline and Caregivers Infographic … Disease Registry SC Department of Aging - Dementia Toolkit (pdf) SC Department of Aging - Family Caregiver Support Citations https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9995915/#B38 …
- … Zika Virus Information for Health Care Providers A Quick Summary: The following information has been summarized from guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Ask all pregnant patients about possible Zika virus exposure during each … with Zika virus, ask about travel history and possible Zika virus exposure and assess for pregnancy status. Symptomatic travelers, including pregnant women, who have visited areas with …
- … Health Care Preparedness Program – Overview and Mission The funds are administered by DPH's … System Preparedness Emergency Operations Coordination Information Sharing Responder Safety and Health Health Care System Recovery Fatality Management Medical Surge Volunteer Management Your … cooperative agreements that can be used to: Enhance hospital and health care system emergency planning and response. Help integrate public and private sector medical planning and assets to …
- … appointments online using Web Chat You are about to enter a DPH Web Chat for making public health clinic appointments. The notice below describes how medical information about you may be … you. We also may release information to persons outside of DPH who assist in your care such as family members or other healthcare providers. For example, a doctor treating you for an injury … relating to sexually transmitted disease, HIV, TB, other communicable diseases, family planning, WIC, drug control, substance abuse, and mental health. We Will Not Release STD/HIV …
- … Related to Opening and Operating Listing of All Nursing Homes in SC Emergency Evacuation Plan Statement (pdf) Emergency Evacuation Order Memorandum (pdf) Emergency Evacuation Order (pdf) … for the past twelve consecutive months Other Information Wisconsin Caregiver Abuse and Neglect Prevention Project Generic Emergency Operations Plan (pdf) Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure … A Complaint CLIA Questions and Answers CLIA Waiver Application (pdf) SC Board of Long-Term Health Care - Administrator License Medicare and Medicaid Certified Nursing Home Comparison Tags …
- … with September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with the South Carolina Children’s Hospital Collaborative, the … areas for childhood cancer so we can keep moving the field forward for our patients and their families,” said Dr. Anna Hoppmann, pediatric oncologist at Prisma Health and Assistant Professor … patients in our state, it also compels us to engage in additional critical conversations, planning, and advocacy to ensure an even better future for childhood cancer patients and their …