• Arthritis in South Carolina Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
• Chronic Disease Surveillance Technical Notes (pd

• Asthma
  • Tracking Asthma Dashboard
  • Asthma in South Carolina (pdf)

• DPH Emergency Operations Plan (pdf)
• Healthcare Preparedness Grants, Training, Summit
  • Get Help with Healthcare System Preparedness

Important Links

• Flu in Schools, Child Care Centers
• Laws, Recommendations, and Guidelines for School Nurses
• School and Childcare Exclusion List - Info for Parents

Health Care Consumer Info

• File a Complaint
• Lewis Blackman Hospital Patient Safety Act
• Radiation Exposure Levels

DPH and VCOM of Spartanburg are collaborating to bring health, healing, and wellness to the community by providing FREE STD testing, blood pressure, and glucose screenings through mobile services. As available, additional services such as COVID and flu vaccinations are also provided on the mobile unit. To view a mobile clinic see the table below.

Background

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an illness caused by coronaviruses, a large family of viruses causing diseases ranging in severity from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Cancer is a group of diseases caused by many factors including smoking, poor diet, and/or family history. As you get older, the risk of cancer increases.

The four most common cancers in South Carolina are cancers of the lung, breast (female), prostate, and colon/rectum.

• Data and Reports - Heart Disease, Stroke
• Eating f

About Diabetes

With diabetes, your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it as well as it should.

Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.

Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy.