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The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Public Health area publishes a variety of documents on health regulation, client services, preventive services, and public health preparedness.

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Ticks in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 2023-06) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This document includes information on ticks in South Carolina.
The 4th Trimester
(South Carolina State Library, 2023-10) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
The 12 weeks immediately following birth is sometimes referred to as the “4th trimester”. This is a time for women to physically heal and adjust to taking care of a new baby. Many changes occur during this time for both mom and baby.
Influenza Estacional (Gripe) Hoja Informativa Para Padres
(South Carolina State Library, 2023-08) South Carolina. Department of Health and Environmental Control
This fact sheet tells how flu is spread, how to prevent it, statistics on the flu and resources for more information.
Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Fact Sheet for Parents
(South Carolina State Library, 2023-08) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This fact sheet tells how flu is spread, how to prevent it, statistics on the flu and resources for more information.
South Carolina Violent Death Reporting System 2023 Evaluation
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (SCVDRS) team would receive 80 to 90 percent of coroner and law enforcement reports. Now with increases seen in homicides, suicides, and overdose deaths, the program receives almost half that amount. The Program Manager wanted to better understand data provider and data user perspectives in order to improve their programs.
South Carolina State Health Assessment Companion Report
(South Carolina State Library, 2024) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Live Healthy South Carolina, a statewide effort between the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina (Alliance), is pleased to present South Carolina’s 2023 State Health Assessment, a comprehensive resource of the latest public health data, issues and trends affecting all South Carolinians.
Homicide and Assualt Injuries in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-02) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
The South Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (SCVDRS) combines data from law enforcement reports, death certificates, and coroner/medical examiner reports (including toxicology) to pool data on violent deaths and their circumstances into one anonymous database. SCVDRS data includes decedents who were fatally injured and died within South Carolina whether or not they were South Carolina residents. South Carolina residents who were fatally injured or died outside of South Carolina are not included in this report. Therefore, SCVDRS death counts and rates may differ from South Carolina DHEC Vital Statistics and other death sources.
Guidance for Identifying, Reporting, Preventing, and Controlling Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in Schools & Childcare Centers
(South Carolina State Library, 2023-09) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
These guidelines are intended to help school and childcare center personnel identify, report, control, and prevent suspected respiratory illness outbreaks.
Eating Healthy in a SNAP Recipe Book
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01-25) Clinton, Jillian; Wigand, Farrah; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, SNAP-Education Team
Eating Healthy in a SNAP is a recipe book designed by your South Carolina DHEC SNAP-Education Team. These dishes are easy, healthy, budget-friendly, and will keep that tasty Southern flare that we all enjoy! All the It’s Your Health Take Charge participants will explore some of these recipes in our classes. Each recipe follows our recommendations for improving your plate: increasing fiber and limiting added sugars, salt, and saturated fat intake. Eating healthy doesn’t have to be hard!
Chronic Diseases in South Carolina
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This paper giver statistics on chronic diseases in South Carolina.
A Public Report Providing Statistics Compiled From All Abortions Reported to DHEC
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-06-12) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
SC Code of Law 44-41-60 requires that all abortions performed in the state be reported to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control (SC DHEC). This report contains the data reported to SC DHEC, Vital Statistics, for abortions performed in South Carolina in 2023 as required by SC Code of Law 44-41-460.
Staying Home from School or Childcare When Your Child is Sick [updated June 2024]
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-06) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology
This brochure lists the illnesses for which a child must be kept out of school or childcare. It tells you if your child needs a doctor’s note or medical treatment to come back to school or childcare after certain illnesses.
Placement of 2-Methyl AP-237 in Schedule I for Controlled Substances
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-04-11) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Based on a federal ruling from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has made the placement of 2-Methyl AP-237 in Schedule I for Controlled Substances.
Placement of placement of MDMB-4en-PINACA, 4F-MDMB-BUTICA, ADB-4en-PINACA, CUMYL-PEGACLONE, 5F-EDMB-PICA, and MMB-FUBICA in Schedule I for Controlled Substances
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01-04) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Based on a federal ruling from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has made the placement of six synthetic cannabinoid substances as Schedule I controlled substances.
Establecimientos minoristas de alimentos : proceso de referencia de cumplimiento
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-02) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This document, printed in Spanish, is intended to educate facility operators about the risks associated with violations identified during an inspection and to provide information about enforcement procedures. Enforcement actions become necessary when no effective effort is taken to correct food safety hazards that are recurring by a retail food establishment in a timely manner. When the efforts to gain compliance are unsuccessful, the Department follows an established enforcement process, and carries out the actions described by R.61-25 and state laws.
食品零售机构：执法转介程序
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-02) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This document, printed in Chinese, is intended to educate facility operators about the risks associated with violations identified during an inspection and to provide information about enforcement procedures. Enforcement actions become necessary when no effective effort is taken to correct food safety hazards that are recurring by a retail food establishment in a timely manner. When the efforts to gain compliance are unsuccessful, the Department follows an established enforcement process, and carries out the actions described by R.61-25 and state laws.
Retail food establishments : enforcement referral process
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-02) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This document is intended to educate facility operators about the risks associated with violations identified during an inspection and to provide information about enforcement procedures. Enforcement actions become necessary when no effective effort is taken to correct food safety hazards that are recurring by a retail food establishment in a timely manner. When the efforts to gain compliance are unsuccessful, the Department follows an established enforcement process, and carries out the actions described by R.61-25 and state laws.
Placement of nine specific fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I for Controlled Substances
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01-04) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Based on a federal ruling from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has made the placement of nine specific fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.
Drug overdose deaths South Carolina 2022
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-03-29) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This report describes fatal drug overdose deaths that occurred in South Carolina in 2022. Data were derived from death certificates registered with the Department of Health and Environmental Control Vital Statistics and represent deaths that occurred in the state of South Carolina regardless of the residence of the decedent.
Doxiciclina como profilaxis posexposición contra las ITS 101
(South Carolina State Library, 2024-04-17) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
This paper, printed in Spanish, answers these questions: What is Doxycycline as STI PEP?; How effective is Doxycycline as STI PEP?; Can anyone use Doxycycline as STI PEP?; What do I need to know about Doxycycline as STI PEP and STI testing?; How can I protect myself from other STIs?; How do patients use Doxycycline as STI PEP?; What are the side effects of doxycycline?; What should I tell the nurse or doctor before I take Doxycycline?; What precautions should I take while using Doxycycline?

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