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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 2012
- Two new officers to join DHEC’s Bureau of Drug Control (12/20/2012)
- Raccoon exposes Woodruff teen to rabies (12/19/2012)
- DHEC’s Petrofes honored for improving public’s health (12/13/2012)
- Raccoon exposes Lee County woman to rabies (12/10/2012)
November 2012
- World AIDS Day events planned (11/29/2012)
- Flu cases spiking early, first flu death in South Carolina (11/28/2012)
- South Carolinians advised about increase in mosquito-related diseases (11/07/2012)
- DHEC Director Templeton to Address Environmental Assistance Conference (11/06/2012)
- S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control to meet (11/05/2012)
October 2012
- Midwife council to meet (10/30/2012)
- Emergency exercise tests medicine dispensing (10/26/2012)
- SC reports first case of fungal meningitis associated with multistate outbreak (10/25/2012)
- DHEC confirms flu’s arrival in S.C. (10/16/2012)
- Exam revision for hearing aid specialists causes test delay (10/12/2012)
- DHEC Director Templeton to Address S.C. Water Resources Conference (10/09/2012)
- DHEC Board to meet (10/08/2012)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (10/02/2012)
September 2012
- World Rabies Day highlights importance of prevention (09/27/2012)
- Flu vaccine available across South Carolina (09/27/2012)
- DHEC to conduct health assessment in Columbia neighborhood (09/26/2012)
- DHEC lifts swimming advisory (09/21/2012)
- DHEC consolidates some operations in three Midlands counties (09/20/2012)
- South Carolina Observes Healthy Aging Month and Falls Prevention Awareness Day (09/20/2012)
- DHEC issues swimming advisory (09/19/2012)
- DHEC Board to meet (09/12/2012)
- DHEC supports efforts to prevent flu transmission during fair season (09/11/2012)
- DHEC identifies state’s first West Nile Virus death of the 2012 season (09/10/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (09/10/2012)
- Residential Care Committee to meet (09/10/2012)
- Renal Dialysis Advisory Council to meet September 13 (09/07/2012)
- Edgefield County skunk positive for rabies (09/06/2012)
- DHEC: Coastal Public Access Improvement Grants Awarded (09/05/2012)
August 2012
- Coastal photography contest announced (08/30/2012)
- DHEC issues swimming advisory (08/30/2012)
- DHEC Board to meet Thursday (08/29/2012)
- DHEC to host public meeting on the voluntary cleanup for the Seaco Inc. and Bagnal Builders sites (08/24/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (08/24/2012)
- Dam, reservoir owners and operators should begin lowering water levels (08/24/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (08/16/2012)
- DHEC places section of Grand Strand under swimming advisory (08/15/2012)
- Newberry County bat positive for rabies (08/15/2012)
- DHEC accepting nominations for 'Spare the Air' Awards (08/14/2012)
- DHEC lifts swimming advisory (08/10/2012)
- DHEC lifts previous swimming advisory, issues another (08/09/2012)
- Saturday WIC clinic (08/09/2012)
- DHEC Board meeting canceled (08/08/2012)
- DHEC places section of Grand Strand under swimming advisory (08/08/2012)
- Schools leading the way to good health (08/08/2012)
- DHEC arthritis program receives CDC funding (08/07/2012)
- Greenville County bat positive for rabies (08/06/2012)
- DHEC announces EPA involvement at Royster Fertilizer site (08/02/2012)
July 2012
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (07/30/2012)
- Staff from DHEC visited the Edisto Court/Rosewood community in Columbia on Monday, July 30 and distributed the following information (07/30/2012)
- Additional cases of West Nile Virus identified in S.C. (07/30/2012)
- S.C.’s first human case of 2012 West Nile Virus season identified (07/27/2012)
- Oconee County bat positive for rabies (07/27/2012)
- DHEC lifts swimming advisory (07/27/2012)
- UPDATE: DHEC Fact Sheet Regarding the Investigation into Lead and Arsenic Left from Former Fertilizer Plant in the Rosewood Area (07/26/2012)
- UPDATE: DHEC Reports on Data from the Congaree River, Completes Initial Round of Sample Collection in Rosewood Neighborhood (07/25/2012)
- DHEC places section of Grand Strand under swimming advisory (07/25/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (07/23/2012)
- Child dies from rare brain infection (07/18/2012)
- Horry County bat positive for rabies (07/13/2012)
- DHEC lifts swimming advisories along coast (07/12/2012)
- DHEC places two sections of North Myrtle Beach under swimming advisory (07/11/2012)
- Hearing aid specialist application deadline set (07/10/2012)
- DHEC preparing for change in death certificate law (07/09/2012)
- Charleston County bat positive for rabies (07/03/2012)
June 2012
- Residents of 34 SC counties cautioned about ozone conditions (06/28/2012)
- DHEC updates ‘Fish Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign (06/26/2012)
- June observed as Obesity Awareness Month (06/26/2012)
- DHEC observing National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (06/21/2012)
- National HIV Testing Day events set (06/20/2012)
- Spartanburg County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (06/13/2012)
- Florence County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (06/13/2012)
- Aiken County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (06/12/2012)
May 2012
- DHEC Region 1 Health Director Becky Campbell retires (05/30/2012)
- Lexington County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (05/22/2012)
- Residents of Hampton and Beaufort counties advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (05/21/2012)
- Aiken County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (05/21/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting cancelled (05/18/2012)
- Pickens County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (05/17/2012)
- DHEC finds no specific link identified between restaurant, disease outbreak (05/16/2012)
- Arthritis Awareness Month observed in South Carolina (05/15/2012)
- Fundraiser benefits women’s cancer screenings (05/15/2012)
- State epidemiologist selected to lead HIV/AIDS program (05/14/2012)
- DHEC closes some Beaufort County clam and oyster harvesting areas (05/10/2012)
- May 19 is National Hepatitis Testing Day (05/08/2012)
- Edgefield County residents advised to avoid wild animals, vaccinate pets (05/07/2012)
- Location change for midwife council meeting (05/07/2012)
- Nominations sought for fifth annual Dr. Carlos Salinas Award (05/07/2012)
- S.C. Farm to School program receives financial boost (05/04/2012)
- DHEC reacts to Nuclear Regulatory Commission report on SRS facility (05/04/2012)
- DHEC names new General Counsel (05/03/2012)
- Bat potentially exposes Greenville County family to rabies (05/02/2012)
- Spartanburg County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies, avoid stray animals (05/02/2012)
April 2012
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (04/30/2012)
- Salmonella Bareilly Outbreak (04/25/2012)
- DHEC announces SC Smart Business Recycling winners (04/23/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (04/20/2012)
- Midwife council to meet (04/18/2012)
- DHEC announces Earth Day Award winners (04/17/2012)
- Number of infant deaths remains unchanged (04/11/2012)
- Bat potentially exposes Fairfield County couple to rabies (04/05/2012)
- Ground-level ozone forecast season underway (04/02/2012)
March 2012
- DHEC rabies vaccination clinics set (03/22/2012)
- DHEC reopens Colleton County clam and oyster harvesting area (03/22/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (03/21/2012)
- Drycleaning Advisory Council to meet March 28 (03/21/2012)
- DHEC reopens several clam and oyster beds in Beaufort County (03/20/2012)
- DHEC solicits bird submissions for West Nile testing (03/19/2012)
- DHEC consents to high court’s jurisdiction (03/19/2012)
- DHEC’s Camp Burnt Gin accepting applications for campers and staff (03/19/2012)
- DHEC reopens several shellfish growing areas in Beaufort County (03/18/2012)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (03/12/2012)
- DHEC investigating exposure to rabid raccoon in Kershaw County (03/09/2012)
- DHEC reopens some clam and oyster harvesting areas (03/09/2012)
- DHEC reopens several shellfish growing areas in Beaufort County (03/08/2012)
- DHEC names Simpsonville school to All-Health Team (03/06/2012)
- DHEC closes numerous clam and oyster harvesting areas (03/04/2012)
- DHEC seeks input on revised food safety regulations (03/02/2011)
- DHEC investigating Lexington County fox attack (03/01/2012)
- Residential Care Committee meeting set (03/01/2012)
February 2012
- DHEC Board's selection for director approved by SC Senate (02/28/2012)
- Oconee County residents advised to stay away from wild animals; vaccinate pets against rabies (02/27/2012)
- DHEC investigating statewide upswing in Norovirus cases (02/24/2012)
- Certificate of Need Review Panel meeting set (02/24/2012)
- Heavy rains lead to Beaufort County clam and oyster bed closures (02/21/2012)
- DHEC advises residents to avoid wild animals (02/17/2012)
- Former DHEC Commissioner receives Order of the Palmetto (02/17/2012)
- School nurses recognized for service (02/17/2012)
- Renal Dialysis Advisory Council to meet March 22 (02/17/2012)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (02/17/2012)
- DHEC announces lawn mower exchange events (02/06/2012)
January 2012
- Gaffney High School program recognized as Champion of the Environment (01/30/2012)
- DHEC Board selects new agency director (01/25/2012)
- DHEC at work on Langley Pond (01/24/2012)
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events scheduled (01/24/2012)
- Earth Day Award nominations sought (01/24/2012)
- DHEC reopens Charleston County clam and oyster harvesting areas (01/20/2012)
- Spartanburg County residents advised to vaccinate pets against rabies, avoid stray animals (01/19/2012)
- Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management meeting set (01/11/2012)
- DHEC offering interviews on Skype (01/10/2012)
- DHEC reopens Battery Creek clam and oyster harvesting areas (01/05/2012)
- Watershed project honored as Champion of the Environment (01/03/2012)