DHEC

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging individuals to learn more about Alzheimer’s and find ways to show support for those who have the disease.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging individuals to learn more about Alzheimer’s and find ways to show support for those who have the disease.

DHEC: Did you know it’s International Bat Week?

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is asking students across the state to participate in this year's drawing contest and urging teachers to educate them about the benefits of bats.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is asking students across the state to participate in this year’s drawing contest and urging teachers to educate them about the benefits of bats.

DHEC temporarily allowing schools to accept military children’s federal immunization records

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is temporarily giving schools permission to accept federal immunization records from military children as proof of immunizations.

The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is temporarily giving schools permission to accept federal immunization records from military children as proof of immunizations.

DHEC reports first flu-related death of season, health officials encourage flu shot

Officials from South Carolina DHEC and Prisma Health are encouraging everyone to get the flu shot as soon as possible. “We’ve definitely seen a dramatic jump in the number of flu cases this year than any recent flu season. So in the last 8 years, we never really started above the baseline level of flu illnesses, and we’re already above that baseline here in the very first week of flu season,” says Dr. Knoche.