Nearly year-round, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) participates in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) — the world's largest continuously conducted health survey system in the world. The BRFSS is a random telephone survey of non-institutionalized individuals aged 18 or older that is used to track health risks, behaviors and preventative health practices in the United States.
Updated: June 29, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) in 1987 in response to indications that the United States low birthweight and infant mortality rates were no longer declining as rapidly as in past years. In 1991, South Carolina (SC) PRAMS was implemented through a collaborative agreement between the CDC, the Office of Public Health Statistics and Information Services and the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health (DPH).
The Children's Health Assessment Survey (CHAS) is the first survey of its kind in South Carolina to measure the health characteristics of children, ages 0 through 17.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2026
This report describes fatal drug overdose deaths that occurred in South Carolina. Data derived from death certificates registered with the South Carolina Department of Public Health's Division of Vital Records and represent deaths that occurred in the state of South Carolina regardless of the residence of the decedent.
