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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As we celebrate Black History Month this February, DHEC would like to take this opportunity to honor the past and present achievements of African Americans who have and are making a difference in the environmental, health care and public health fields.
To help us in this pursuit, we have worked with our programs and will be featuring individuals throughout this month who have worked to help achieve our shared vision of healthy people living in healthy communities. This includes a featured post each week highlighting the past and current work of African Americans who have made and/or are making a difference in the Palmetto State and beyond, including members of our own DHEC team.
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Live Healthy S.C. 