Ending the Epidemics SC / Ending the HIV Epidemic
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FREE STD/HIV testing on December 3 at most local health department clinics.
World AIDS Day
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Hepatitis B
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What is Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis B virus.
South Carolina Stroke System of Care
In 2011, legislation was passed to enact the "Stroke System of Care Act of 2011" to establish a statewide system of stroke care, which requires the Department of Public Health to recognize hospitals that are certified to be primary stroke centers and to authorize recognition of acute stroke capable centers and provide emergency medical services providers a list of primary stroke centers, stroke enabled centers through telemedicine, and other certified programs, as they come available.
SC Health Alert Network (HAN) Archive
This page lists the health alerts of public health importance from DPH prior to 2020. All health alerts from 1/1/2020 to the present day are located on the South Carolina Health Alert Network (HAN) page.
Electronic Filing Of Death Certificates Required
Certificates for deaths that occur in South Carolina must be filed electronically with the S.C. Department of Public Health.
Why?
In 2022, the South Carolina General Assembly passed S.C. H3325 which requires funeral homes and medical certifiers to complete, certify and file death certificates electronically.
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