Hannah Eaton Named 2024 Ruth G. McCall Public Health Social Worker of the Year

Kacey Schmitt, DHEC Director of Social Work, along with Lenora Talley, DHEC Upstate Social Work Manager, and Tamika Melette, Lowcountry Social Work Manager, presented the Ruth G. McCall Public Health Social Worker of the Year Award to Hannah Eaton, Lowcountry Maternal Child Health (MCH) Social Worker at the Social Work Day celebration in March.  

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DHEC marks National Public Health Week statewide

National Public Health Week (NPHW) takes place April 1-7 this year, and this year’s theme is “Protecting, Connecting and Thriving: We Are All Public Health.”

Public health is more than just health care. It includes building communities free from pollution, with safe food and water and strong personal relationships.

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Shirley James, South Carolina’s first Nurse Practitioner 

This Women’s History Month we are featuring current and former DHEC employees who have made an impact in our state. 

Today we feature, Shirley James, South Carolina’s first Nurse Practitioner.

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EJ Strong Partners with Lower Richland Students to Collect Water Samples

DHEC’s Environmental Justice Strong program, or EJ Strong, in collaboration with the University of South Carolina’s South Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (SCAWWA) and Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC) Carolina Water Club Student Chapter, recently initiated a water monitoring endeavor in partnership with students from Lower Richland High School as part of the Lower Richland’s Citizens Earning and Learning Initiative.  

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dr. Katherine Richardson, Lowcountry Regional Medical Director

This Women’s History Month we are featuring current and former DHEC employees who have made an impact in our state. 

Today we feature Dr. Katherine Richardson, Regional Medical Director for the Lowcountry. 

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