Raccoon exposes person to rabies in Horry County
COLUMBIA, S.C. - One person is receiving post-exposure treatment after being exposed to rabies by a raccoon that tested positive for the disease in the Bakers Chapel community of Horry County, the...
View ArticleRaccoon exposes person to rabies in Aiken County
COLUMBIA, S.C. - One person has been recommended to undergo post-exposure treatment after being exposed to rabies by a raccoon that tested positive for the disease in the southern portion of Aiken...
View ArticleDHEC to issue ozone forecast
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has begun issuing daily forecasts for ground-level ozone, the agency announced today.
View ArticleEmergency Medical Services Training Committee to meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. EMS Training Committee will meet Thursday, April 10, 2014, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in room #2406 of the Columbia Mills Building, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia, S.C. 29214.
View ArticleCat exposes person to rabies in Laurens County
COLUMBIA, S.C. - One person has been recommended to consult with a private physician concerning post-exposure treatment after being exposed to rabies in the Gray Court area of Laurens County by a stray...
View ArticleResidential Care Committee to meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's Residential Care Committee will meet Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room #2406 of the Columbia Mills Building, 301...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control will not meet
The South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control will not meet on Thursday, April 10, 2014, as originally scheduled. The next scheduled meeting will be Thursday, May 8, 2014.
View ArticleDHEC seeks public's help tracking West Nile Virus
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public's help in collecting dead birds to test for this season's arrival of West Nile virus.
View ArticleS.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control RFR Committee to meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Request for Final Review Committee of the South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control will meet via conference call on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at 2 p.m.
View ArticleMedical Control Committee to meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Medical Control Committee will meet Thursday, May 8, 2014, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. in room #2406 of the Columbia Mills Building, 301 Gervais St., Columbia, S.C. 29214.
View ArticleEmergency Medical Services Data Oversight Committee to meet
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Emergency Medical Services Data Oversight Committee will meet Thursday, May 8, 2014, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. in room #2406 of the Columbia Mills Building, 301 Gervais Street,...
View ArticleDHEC seeks public's help fighting fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control warns the public of a fraudulent phone caller posing as a health department employee seeking private information.
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