• HPP Overview and Mission
• Grant Requirements and Guidance

DPH Disaster Preparedness Training Opportunities are Focused on:

• Healthcare system preparedness
• Healthcare system recovery
• Emergency operations coordination
• Fatality management
• Information sharing
• Medical surge

• Health Care Preparedness Capabilities, November 2016 (pdf)
• From Hospitals to Health Care Coalitions: Transforming Health Care Preparedness and Response in our Communities (pdf)

For more information,

The funds are administered by DPH's Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP). The program resides within the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness at DPH. HPP is affiliated with and supported by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Hospital Preparedness Program, which provides leadership and funding through grants and cooperative agreements to states, territories and eligible municipalities to improve surge capacity and enhance community and hospital preparedness for public health emergencies.

The South Carolina Health Care Coalition Advisory Council provides guidance and policy direction to achieve the goals set by the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).

The council also:

Air Transport of Ebola Patients

The following organizations offer a variety of services. DPH does not recommend or endorse any firm, its services or products. DPH takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this list. If you wish to have your company listed here, contact the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services' (SCDES) Infectious Waste Program at infectiouswaste@des.sc.gov.

Updated: July 14, 2026

School and Childcare Exclusion

DPH publishes the School and Childcare Exclusion List each year. The Exclusion List explains how long ill children and staff should stay out of school or childcare, and what is needed before the child/student or employee is permitted to return.

To help protect well children from unnecessary exposure to contagious or infectious diseases, South Carolina requires that children and staff with certain diseases and conditions stay home from school or childcare while contagious.

Listed below are several websites that offer quick, reliable information about taking care of babies and small children. These links are provided as a courtesy and should not substitute for medical advice from a doctor or DPH consultant.

Healthfinder

• www.healthfinder.gov - An excellent portal to materials from government agencies and organizations in the health fields.

Food and Drug Administration "Easy to Read Publications"

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 child check-ups are important for all infants, children and adolescents. Don't take good health for granted. Sometimes a child who appears healthy has a hidden medical problem. Well child care is important so problems can be found early.