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Advancing Health in South Carolina

IMPH serves as a convener to assemble evidence-based information relevant to policy decisions and other actions impacting the health and well-being of all South Carolinians.

Affordable Care Act Implementation Initiative

With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the realities of implementing health care legislation present both opportunities and challenges.

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Publications

A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a Proposed “Road Diet” and Re-Striping Project
A Case Study of Two South Carolina Communities Pursuing Complete Streets Policies
A Report on the South Carolina Healthy Eating and Active Living Health Impact Assessment Capacity Building and Planning Project

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Upcoming Events

May 21, 2012

National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference

May 22, 2012

South Carolina Public Health Association Annual Convention

May 31, 2012

Health Professional Workforce Workgroup

July 28, 2012

Association for Commuter 2012 Transportation (ACT) International Conference

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Focus on South Carolina

IMPH Hosts Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Training Sponsored by the Piedmont Health Foundation

The South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health (IMPH) and the Piedmont Health Foundation convened stakeholders from Greenville area organizations on March 26, 2012 to provide training on the purpose and use of the health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for incorporating health decisions into community decision making.