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Report Date Guidance for Air Transport and TravelersAir Transport of Ebola Patients Ebola Scene Cleanup ContractorsThe following organizations offer a variety of services. SC DHEC does not recommend or endorse any firm, its services or products. DHEC takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this list. If you wish to have your company listed here, e-mail the Infectious Waste Program at infectiouswaste@dhec.sc.gov and you will be contacted. Ebola Scene Cleanup Contractors: Data to Care (DTC) - Success StoriesI am a 53-year-old white gay male and I have been HIV positive for 18 years. I have been in and out of care during that time. I lost 3 classes of medications because I was not in care. I was dealing with the stigma of being HIV positive, which led me to start using drugs, then eventually harder drugs, including meth. I have been clean and back into care now for 3 years. I am now undetectable. I am a Peer Educator and a voting member on the South Carolina HIV Planning Council. I have been testing others and providing prevention services at Careteam+ for about 4 months now. Data to Care (DTC) - Providers interested in DTC ServicesDHEC is responsible for implementing the statewide Data to Care initiative in collaboration with participating providers to successfully link and re-engage people living with HIV (PLWH) back to primary HIV medical care. DHEC executes DTC by securely exchanging protected health information (PHI) through Provide Enterprise (PE) or Secure File Transport Protocol (SFTP) on a quarterly basis. Data to Care (DTC) - Effective InterventionsThe goal of the TRICE Program is to ensure a seamless and rapid transition to HIV medical services for persons that are HIV positive. People living with HIV/AIDS who have not received services from an HIV medical provider in 9 months or more are deemed not in care by TRICE definition. The TRICE program's mission is to get persons back into care by: Data to Care (DTC)What is Data to Care (DTC)?DTC is a public health strategy that aims to use HIV surveillance data to identify HIV-diagnosed individuals, not in care, link them to care, and support the HIV Care Continuum. DTC in South Carolina is known as Targeting Re-engagement In Care Efficiently (TRICE). HIV, AIDS & STDs Data and ReportsAll downloadable files are in Adobe Acrobat format. Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)BackgroundMiddle 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). |
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