South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

We promote and protect the health of the public and the environment.

• STD/HIV Prevention for Communities
• Viral Hepatitis Prevention for Communities
• HIV Care & Support for Communities
• HIV/AIDS/STD Surveillance Reports
• South Carolina Plans
• Information for Health Care Providers
• Health Communication & Public Information (HC/PI) Programs
• Links/Resources

STD/HIV Prevention Contractors

DHEC’s STD/HIV Division provides contracts to community-based partners to deliver STD and HIV prevention services.  These contracts are provided through three major initiatives:

• HIV Prevention funds are provided by CDC to the STD/HIV Division.  DHEC awarded funds to community programs through a competitive Request For Proposals process.  The five-year funding cycle began in 2005.  The overall goal is to reduce the number of new HIV infections, focusing particularly on reducing the disproportionate impact of HIV infection in racial/ethnic minority populations.
  These efforts use interventions that are targeted to South Carolina’s priority populations identified in the SC HIV Prevention Plan.

• HIV Prevention funds are provided by the SC State Legislature to the STD/HIV Division.  Through a contract with the Division, the SC HIV/AIDS Council (SCHAC) delivers Project F.A.I.T.H. (Fostering AIDS Initiatives That Heal).  The goal of Project F.A.I.T.H. is to build the capacity of churches and other faith-based entities that want to create local solutions to local problems.  The initiative includes the provision of funding for churches and other faith-based entities that seek to make a difference in their local communities and state.
• For more information on SCHAC, visit their website: www.schivaidscouncil.org.