Public Health

Reports, maps, statistics, and data sets from research on health, diseases, prevention, public health policies, and safe and healthful environments.

A free portal to reliable consumer health information, developed by U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Searchable index of carefully reviewed health information from over 1,500 government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities. Links to both topics & organizations.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.

The primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Find clinical trials, disease and wellness information, current health topics in the news, as well as links to the Institutes that make up the NIH.

EPA develops and enforces environmental regulations, studies environmental issues, and educates about protection of the environment.

Includes resources on health, child welfare, family and marriage, food and nutrition, child welfare, substance abuse, violence, and adolescents.

The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income, and teen births in nearly every county in America.

The report provides statistics about children and families in South Carolina and identifies problems that measure childrens' families, economic status, health, readiness and early school performance, student achievement, and adolescent risk behaviors.

SCDES is a South Carolina state cabinet agency established by state law on July 1, 2024, with specific roles and responsibilities for overseeing the protection and preservation of South Carolina’s environment and natural resources.

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is the health component of the agency formerly known as DHEC. DPH's services include providing vital health care services, coordinating disease control, supporting healthy nutrition, responding to natural disasters, providing research and statistics on the state's health and environment, and more.