A new state agency has the public’s health in mind

In one week, the new South Carolina Department of Public Health officially begins serving the people of South Carolina.  Legislative act #60 establishes the health component of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control with the mission to protect, promote and improve the health and well-being of everyone in South Carolina.  The major divisions of the new Department of Public Health are Health Promotion and Services and Healthcare Quality.  On Monday, July 1, the new agency can be found online at dph.sc.gov.  Main phone number:  803/898-3300.