Sistercare is a program of services for battered women and their children residing in Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties in South Carolina.More >>
There's breakthrough technology in the fight against breast cancer. A new device is making it's way to women's healthcare providers, and it's detecting cancer at early stages in younger women. More >>
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.More >>
A person dies by suicide every 16 minutes in the U.S., according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. AFSP's Out of the Darkness Community Walks help raise money to prevent suicide. Click here for more information and to find a local event.More >>
The Arnold School of Public Health is located in the heart of the University of South Carolina campus in downtown Columbia. The school is one of 36 accredited schools of public health in the United States and is one of three schools of public health named for an individual. More >>
TrialNet is a network of 18 Clinical Centers working in cooperation with screening sites throughout the United States, Canada, Finland, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand.More >>
The "Sister Study" looks at how genes and environment affect our risk of breast cancer. It's being done by the National Institutes of Health. To enroll call 1-877-4SISTER (1-877-474-7837) or click here.More >>
According to its website, South Carolina Healthy Connections Choices is a "state program that helps people in Medicaid enroll in (join) health plans to get Medicaid services."More >>
The American Cancer Society's Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research is inviting men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 years who have no personal history of cancer to join a research study. Click here for detailsMore >>
This organization is the Palmetto State's chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America, dedicated to stopping the four major types of child maltreatment: neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse.More >>
The Calorie Control Council has posted information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, and low-calorie, reduced-fat foods and beverages.More >>
This page contains an introduction to molds; basic mold cleanup; ten things you should know about mold; asthma and mold; floods/flooding; health and mold; homes and mold; indoor air regulations and mold; large buildings and mold; schools and mold and indoor air quality; and other mold-related resources and links. More >>
The Mental Illness Recovery Center (MIRCI) is a private, non-profit agency, providing rehabilitative services to persons recovering from mental illness in the midlands area of the South Carolina. More >>
