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S.C. DHEC's Division of Media Relations strives to provide accurate, timely information regarding agency staff, issues and events. We encourage members of the media to contact us should you have any questions regarding information contained in the releases or relating to S.C. DHEC programs and staff.
December 2011
- Sewage spill closes Charleston County shellfish beds (12/29/2011)
- DHEC changing health department hours in Abbeville, McCormick (12/28/2011)
- DHEC encourages residents to test homes for radon (12/20/2011)
- Hearing aid specialist application deadline set (12/19/2011)
- DHEC recognizes Barnwell County Career Center as Champion of the Environment (12/19/2011)
- DHEC confirms case of human rabies (12/16/2011)
- DHEC announces radon poster contest winners (12/13/2011)
- DHEC announces 2011 ‘Spare the Air’ award winners (12/13/2011)
- Sewage spill closes Beaufort County clam and oyster beds (12/08/2011)
- DHEC accepting Earth Day Award nominations (12/05/2011)
- DHEC salutes pond project as Champion of the Environment (12/05/2011)
- DHEC to hold public hearing on proposed infectious waste treatment facility (12/02/2011)
November 2011
- DHEC Board reiterates support for Savannah Harbor agreement (11/29/2011)
- DHEC confirms flu’s arrival in SC (11/22/2011)
- World AIDS Day events planned (11/17/2011)
- SC Mining Council to meet (11/16/2011)
- Hearing aid specialists meeting set (11/15/2011)
- DHEC encourages smokers to quit on Great American Smokeout (11/15/2011)
- Heathwood Hall chosen as Champion of the Environment (11/15/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (11/14/2011)
- DHEC to check for environmental releases along Pacolet River, Kelsey Creek (11/04/2011)
October 2011
- DHEC commissioner receives national award (10/31/2011)
- DHEC wants Low Country children to say “boo” to the flu (05/25/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (10/25/2011)
- DHEC Board takes action on ‘bath salts’ and synthetic marijuana (10/24/2011)
- DHEC Board to consider 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana (10/21/2011)
- Hilton Head school named to All-Health Team (10/17/2011)
- Richland County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies, avoid stray animals (10/14/2011)
- Anderson County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; don’t care for or adopt them (10/12/2011)
- Midwife council to meet (10/11/2011)
- York County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (10/05/2011)
September 2011
- DHEC lifts Sullivan’s Island swimming advisory (09/30/2011)
- DHEC lifts Edisto Island swimming advisories (09/30/2011)
- Greenwood dentist receives special recognition (09/30/2011)
- Williamsburg County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (09/29/2011)
- DHEC places section of Sullivan’s Island under swimming advisory (09/29/2011)
- DHEC places two sections of Edisto Island under swimming advisory (09/28/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (09/28/2011)
- Possible foodborne illness associated with York church fundraiser (09/23/2011)
- Richland County residents advised to not feed, care for wild animals (09/23/2011)
- DHEC and FDA conducting river dye study (09/22/2011)
- DHEC seeking nominations for CON program review committee (09/22/2011)
- Beaufort County residents advised to not feed, care for wild animals (09/15/2011)
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (09/13/2011)
- Flu vaccine available in S.C. (09/12/2011)
- DHEC announces Fort Mill hospital decision (09/09/2011)
- DHEC Board thanks Commissioner for service (09/08/2011)
- Upstate residents cautioned about ozone conditions (09/02/2011)
- DHEC commissioner announces retirement (09/02/2011)
August 2011
- DHEC opens thousands of additional acres for clam and oyster harvesting (08/30/2011)
- DHEC announces coastal photography contest (08/30/2011)
- Renal Dialysis Advisory Council to meet Sept. 22 (08/25/2011)
- DHEC opens nominations for 'Spare the Air' Awards (08/25/2011)
- Residential Care Committee to meet Sept. 21 (08/25/2011)
- DHEC accepting ‘Champions of the Environment’ award applications (08/24/2011)
- DHEC to hold community meeting in Aiken County (08/18/2011)
- Anderson County residents alerted about danger of rabies; advised to vaccinate pets (08/16/2011)
- Berkeley County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies, avoid stray animals (08/15/2011)
- DHEC to host community meeting regarding the former Flex-A-Form and American Screw and Rivet sites (08/15/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (08/04/2011)
- Oconee County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (08/03/2011)
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (08/02/2011)
- DHEC to host community meeting regarding the former Hoechst Celanese site (08/01/2011)
July 2011
- Swimming advisory lifted for a section of Folly Beach (07/29/2011)
- Swimming advisory issued for a section of Folly Beach (07/28/2011)
- Cherokee County man exposed to rabid fox (07/26/2011)
- Midlands residents cautioned about ozone conditions (07/20/2011)
- Aiken County woman exposed to rabies by bat (07/20/2011)
- World Hepatitis Day July 28 (07/19/2011)
- DHEC reorganizing Charleston-area vital records offices (07/18/2011)
- DHEC’s Jasper County Public Health Department temporarily closing 07/15/2011)
- Opinion article about the state's infant mortality rates (07/07/2011)
- Public urged to avoid swimming in Greenville-area creek following sewage spill (07/06/2011)
- State's infant death rate falls to 7.1 (07/06/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (07/05/2011)
- DHEC determines NC wildfire smoke might impact SC (07/01/2011)
- Residents of 3 SC counties cautioned about ozone conditions (07/01/2011)
June 2011
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (06/30/2011)
- Residents of 3 SC counties cautioned about ozone conditions (06/29/2011)
- Chester County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (06/27/2011)
- DHEC consolidates some childhood vaccination clinic sites (06/24/2011)
- DHEC observing National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (06/24/2011)
- Sumter County residents alerted about danger of rabies; advised to vaccinate pets (06/21/2011)
- Kershaw County residents alerted about danger of rabies; advised to vaccinate pets (06/21/2011)
- Residents of 3 SC counties cautioned about ozone conditions (06/20/2011)
- June observed as Obesity Awareness Month (06/13/2011)
- National HIV Testing Day events set (06/13/2011)
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (06/09/2011)
- Residents cautioned about ozone conditions in Midlands, Upstate (06/08/2011)
- Residents cautioned about ozone conditions in Midlands, Upstate (06/07/2011)
- DHEC permitting agreement fosters less phosphorus in Lake Greenwood (06/07/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (06/07/2011)
- Upstate residents cautioned about ozone conditions (06/06/2011)
- Horry County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies (06/02/2011)
- Residential Care Committee to meet June 21 (06/02/2011)
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (06/01/2011)
May 2011
- SC residents cautioned about ozone conditions (05/31/2011)
- DHEC seeking nominations for 4th annual Carlos Salinas award (05/25/2011)
- State shoreline management committee meeting canceled (05/23/2011)
- DHEC lifts swimming advisory on section of Grand Strand (05/20/2011)
- DHEC places section of Grand Strand under swimming advisory (05/19/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management (05/17/2011)
- Berkeley County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies; avoid wild animals (05/13/2011)
- Jasper County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies; avoid wild animals (05/13/2011)
- DHEC updates 'Fish Smart, Eat Smart' campaign for 2011 (05/09/2011)
- Horry County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies (05/05/2011)
- Fairfield County residents alerted about danger of rabies; advised to vaccinate pets (05/03/2011)
- DHEC names 2010-11 First Team All-Health Team student winners (05/02/2011)
- Arthritis Awareness Month observed (05/03/2011)
April 2011
- DHEC urges healthy habits to reduce risk for stroke and hypertension (04/28/2011)
- Hearing aid specialist application deadline set (04/28/2011)
- South Carolina eCycles Day set for April 30 (04/26/2011)
- Earth Day Award winners announced (04/21/2011)
- Ground-level ozone forecast season underway (04/20/2011)
- SC hospital-acquired infections drop, new infection rate data available (04/20/2011)
- Florence's McLaurin Elementary School named to All-Health Team (04/20/2011)
- Earth Day to be celebrated April 22 (04/19/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management to hold second meeting (04/15/2011)
- DHEC reopens Beaufort County clam and oyster harvesting areas (04/15/2011)
- Lake City's Main Street Elementary School named to All-Health Team (04/11/2011)
- Midwife council to meet (04/11/2011)
- DHEC responding to Town of Lexington's wastewater treatment plant (04/05/2011)
- Upstate school nurses recognized for service (04/01/2011)
March 2011
- DHEC closes some Beaufort County clam and oyster harvesting areas (03/31/2011)
- Beaufort County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (03/28/2011)
- Lawnmower exchange programs set (03/28/2011)
- S.C. Smart Business Recycling Program honors 8 businesses (03/28/2011)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management set for first meeting (03/22/2011)
- DHEC rabies vaccination clinics set (03/17/2011)
- Mosquito spraying to begin in Sumter (03/17/2011)
- DHEC announces Fix a Leak Week (03/15/2011)
- Charleston-area Clean Marine equipment disposal event announced (03/14/2011)
- Midlands Girl Scout troop named to All-Health Team (03/10/2011)
- Florence physician wins state DHEC award (03/07/2011)
- Midwife council to meet (03/03/2011)
- DHEC to exercise vaccination clinics in Orangeburg (03/02/2011)
February 2011
- Renal Dialysis Advisory Council to meet March 24 (02/24/2011)
- DHEC to exercise vaccination clinics in Upstate (02/23/2011)
- DHEC notes drastic increase in Charleston-area syphilis cases (02/09/2011)
- Oral health puppet show to tour state (02/07/2011)
- Hearing aid specialist application deadline set (02/01/2011)
January 2011
- Flu cases increase significantly across SC (01/27/2011)
- DHEC urges awareness of risk factors for heart disease and stroke (01/27/2011)
- Anderson County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (01/24/2011)
- Darlington County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (01/24/2011)
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events scheduled (01/24/2011)
- Time running short for Earth Day Award nominations (01/21/2011)
- Upstate youth improv troupe named to All-Health Team (01/21/2011)
- Catawba Basin fish consumption advisory updated (01/06/2011)