2009 Focusing on South Carolina Articles
- January 2009 | Focus: Obesity
- February 2009 | Focus: Heart Disease
- March 2009 | Focus: Latino Highway Safety
- April 2009 | Long-Term Care and South Carolina’s Aging Population
- May 2009 | Pandemic Preparedness – Swine Flu Virus
- June 2009 | The Impact of the Recession on Health Care Coverage
- July 2009 | The Underinsured
- August 2009 | Focus: Small Business and Health Insurance
- September 2009 | Preparing the Campus Community for H1N1
- October 2009 | National HIV/AIDS Strategy
- November 2009 | Uninsured in South Carolina Update
- December 2009 | Cost of Obesity in South Carolina
- January 2010 | County Health Rankings
Key Events
April 2009
SCPHI holds first policy forum.
December 2008
SCPHI achieves provisional membership status in the National Network of Public Health Institutes.
October 2008
Mr. Doug Bryant, former commissioner of DHEC, joins SCPHI as key advisor and legislative liaison.
August 2008
Final strategic plan approved by SCPHI steering committee.
July 2008
SCPHI receives three-year grant from The Duke Endowment for programmatic and infrastructure support.
April 2008
Strategic planning process completed following statewide focus groups and reconvening of ad hoc advisory group.
September 2007
Formal strategic planning process begins with convening of ad hoc advisory group.
August 2007
Dr. Donna Richter named founding executive director of SCPHI.
April 2007
South Carolina selected for Fostering Emerging Institutes Program funded by Robert Wood Johnson.