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PASOs, which means “steps” in Spanish, is a community-based organization whose central office is hosted by the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health, and whose regional sites are hosted by local health care organizations. Its vision is a healthy South…
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Since 1994 HCM Hospice has served as a community-based, non-profit organization certified in hospice and palliative care. It serves patients of all ages from pediatric to geriatric. No patient is ever turned away based on their ability to pay, allowing all community members to receive…
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Launched in 2013, the Salud For You Program (SFY) provides comprehensive health screening and wellness education for community residents by partnering with local businesses who are not able to offer health insurance to their employees, or whose employees are unable to afford the insurance…
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In 2007, the number one priority from Community Health Visioning 2017 was for the community to develop a comprehensive continuum of mental health and substance abuse services. The area had the lowest per capita ratio of psychiatric professionals in the state and no local psychiatric…
OverviewIn 2012, the Blue Cross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded Greenville Health System (GHS) and Greenville County EMS (GCEMS) a $300,000 grant to implement an adult triage call center to reduce unnecessary EMS transports and emergency department (ED) usage. The funds were used to…
OverviewAccessHealth’s mission is to support communities in creating and sustaining coordinated, data-driven provider networks of care that provide medical homes and ensure timely, affordable, high-quality health care services for low-income uninsured people in South Carolina. Greenville Health…
OverviewClinical studies have shown that patients treated by physicians and staff who are familiar with their culture, language and customs are more receptive and do better than those treated by clinicians of another culture. Familia y Salud (FYS) was designed in 2010 to ensure the highest level of…
OverviewHoly Name Medical Center (HNMC) offers 83,700 Jewish community members targeted health education and screenings, including Sunday mammograms and hospice programs accredited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice. Other HNMC culturally appropriate amenities within the hospital system…
AHA urges Senator Mitch McConnell to schedule a Senate vote on meaningful mental health reform legislation this fall.