Updated: June 12, 2026

Resources from the CDC

• Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings, 2003, MMWR, December 19, 2003:52(RR-17)
• Slide Presentation of Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings

1. The Community Guide Branch, Epidemiology Analysis Program Office (EAPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
The Community Guide and the Clinical Guide provide evidence-based recommendations and findings about what works to improve public health. Please access the following links:

Monitoring dental care access and oral health status data is important to the people of South Carolina, to public and private oral and primary health care providers, to government agencies, and to those working in oral health prevention. The South Carolina Oral Health Program’s Oral Health Surveillance System is dedicated to:

Engage Partners to Guide Statewide Healthy Eating and Active Living Efforts

Creating lasting change in nutrition and physical activity requires collective collaboration - no single organization can do it alone.

Updated: Oct. 27, 2025

Follow These Tips to Eat Smart and Move More:

At Home

• Rethink your drink - Before picking up that can of soda, think about choosing something your body needs, like water, or low-fat (1%) or fat-free milk.
• Right size your portions - Bigger is not always better.
• Tame the tube - Turn off the TV to lower your family's risk of becoming overweight.

General Nutrition

• The Food Allergy Network
• Nutrition New Focus - Newsletter
• Shape Up America
• Student's Guide to Nutrition
• The Vegetarian Resource Group

Special Topics

• Breastfeeding: Breastfeeding Resour

Syndromic Surveillance Overview

In South Carolina, Syndromic Surveillance Reporting is used to monitor chief complaint data to help identify events of public health concern, including COVID-19.

The Meaningful Use program offers a Syndromic Surveillance Reporting measure under the Public Health Reporting objective.  The information must be sent in standardized formats that have been developed for sending health-related information between health care information systems.  Data submission and analysis is coordinated at the state health department (DPH).

• Immunization Registry Regulation
• SC Vaccine Program Enrollment Site
• Report Vaccine Data Electronically

Related Topics

• Vaccinations - General Information
• Data and Reports - Immuniza