Prevent Fires
Updated: Jan. 12, 2026
On this page, you will find data around fire related death and injury as well as tips on how to prevent and respond to fires. If you would like more information, please email injury@dph.sc.gov.
Prevent Falls
Falls remain the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injury for older Americans. Falls threaten their safety and independence and generate enormous economic and personal costs.
Bicycle Safety
Steps to protect you and your loved ones while riding a bicycle on the roadways:
Partner Services
Local health departments offer Partner Services, a free, confidential program for individuals and their partners who may have a sexually transmitted infection (STI), as well as others who are at an increased risk for infection. Partner Services assists with linking individuals and their partners to testing, treatment, medical care, STI/HIV prevention services, and other medical services to improve health outcomes. The goal is to prevent the spread of STIs and reduce the harmful effects of complications. Services are offered for the following infections:
Partner Notification
Partner services are a broad array of services offered to persons with HIV infection, syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydial infection and their partners. A critical function of partner services is partner notification, a process through which infected persons are interviewed to elicit information about their partners, who can then be confidentially notified of their possible exposure or potential risk.
Heart Attack Warning Signs
What is a Heart Attack?
A heart attack occurs when an artery that carries blood to your heart becomes blocked, usually by a blood clot.
Women and Heart Disease
Heart disease is the second leading cause of death for all women in South Carolina, and is the leading killer for African-American women in the Palmetto State.
Stroke
Know Your Numbers
Below is a quick guide to your heart-healthy numbers: