FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 11, 2009
DHEC accepting All-Health Team applications
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is accepting applications for the All-Health Team grant award program, the agency announced today.
“We are looking for projects that students are involved in to promote and educate others about health,” said Joann Minder, coordinator for the All-Health Team. “The project can focus on research, advocacy or the promotion of a health issue.”
According to Minder, winning projects receive $500, All-Health Team t-shirts and promotional items, and a prominent spot on the All-Health Team’s Web site. Winning projects are also featured in a television commercial that airs on Columbia’s WIS-TV.
BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina, WIS-TV and DHEC sponsor the All-Health Team. For more information, visit the All-Health Team Web site at: http://www.scdhec.gov/allhealth, call Minder at (803) 545-4501, or e-mail her at: minderjm@dhec.sc.gov.
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For more information:
Joann Minder - (803) 545-4501
E-mail - minderjm@dhec.sc.gov
or
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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