South Carolina Resources

Over Tea, South Carolina Girls Learn about Healthy Decisions
Highlights South Carolina's Tea Time with Teens, a program aimed at reducing teen pregnancy by bringing together community leaders, mothers, and daughters to build life skills and make healthy decisions.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Telestroke Centers as an Option for Addressing Geographical Disparities in Access to Stroke Care in South Carolina, 2013
Research brief on the benefits of telestroke centers in rural and remote areas of South Carolina to improve outcomes. Includes a discussion of the impact of limited primary stroke center access and suggestions for policymakers.
Author(s): Marsha Samson, Tushar Trivedi, Khosrow Heidari
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 12
Date: 12/2015
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A Mixed Methods Descriptive Investigation of Readiness to Change in Rural Hospitals Participating in a Tele-Critical Care Intervention
Examines organizational readiness for community-academic partnerships to utilize telemedicine outreach and clinician education based on 4 rural hospitals in South Carolina. Discusses factors that help and hinder telemedicine readiness.
Author(s): Jane Zapka, Kit Simpson, Lara Hiott, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 13, 33
Date: 2013
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South Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on South Carolina's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to South Carolina's application materials, as well as presentation recordings to engage stakeholders and inform the public of the development of the state's application.
Additional links: Budget Narrative, Project Abstract Summary, Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center - Events Calendar
Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center.
Sponsoring organization: Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
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South Carolina By the Numbers: The SC Hospital Association Data Portal
Interactive report providing hospital quality of care metrics and county-by-county data on population health, health behaviors, and demographics in South Carolina. Provides statistics on health status, population and demographics, health workforce supply, broadband access, mental health, poverty, food environment, smoking, and more.
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Hospital Association
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South Carolina County Health Profiles
Dashboard providing interactive county health data. Covers births, prenatal care, infant mortality, chronic disease, health behaviors, demographics, healthcare access, and more. Allows county-by-county comparisons.
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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SC Rural Healthcare Resource Dashboard
Dashboard providing a summary table and interactive maps of public health data for South Carolina by county and zip code. Covers topics including provider distribution, health facilities, demographics, diseases and chronic conditions, health behaviors, healthcare utilization patterns, rural definitions, primary care provider need, obstetric service need, and more.
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare
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Climate and Hazard Mitigation Planning (CHaMP) Tool
A mapping tool that shows county- and state-level changes in climate between 1981 and 2024 for 15 U.S. states. Allows user to select for climate events such as extreme heat, wildfire, severe weather, tropical storms/hurricanes, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Carolina Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA), Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), Mid-Atlantic Integrated Sciences and Assessments (MARISA)
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South Carolina Office of Rural Health - Events
Provides information on events hosted by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, including annual conferences.
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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