The coastal region thrives as tourists and residents enjoy the splendor of the sandy beaches and islands, and Charleston serves as the state's impressive cultural center. South Carolina covers 30,109 square miles, with a 2006 estimated population of 4,321,249 people – with 1,045,397 living in rural South Carolina (USDA-ERS). Columbia is the state capital. The state’s largest cities are Columbia, Charleston, and North Charleston. According to the 2006 Census, 68.5% of the state’s population is white, 29% is Black/African-American, and 3.5% is of Hispanic/Latino origin.
There are 59 hospitals in South Carolina, 25 of
which are located in rural areas (North Carolina Rural Health Research
and Policy Analysis Center, 2007). The state has five
hospitals currently identified by the Flex Monitoring Team as Critical
Access Hospitals. There are 95 Rural Health Clinics in South Carolina,
and 21 Federally Qualified Health Centers provide services at 138
sites in the state (Kaiser, 2004). Sixteen percent of South Carolina
residents lack any health insurance (Kaiser, 2004-2005).
According to the Economic Research Service, the average per-capita income for all South Carolina residents in 2006 was $29,767, although rural per-capita income lagged at $27,004. Estimates from 2005 indicate a poverty rate of 19.1% exists in rural South Carolina, compared to 14.5% in urban areas of the state. Data from 2000 finds that 29.1% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 21.8% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma. The unemployment rate in rural South Carolina is 7.7%, while in urban South Carolina, it is 5.3% (USDA-ERS, 2007).
For a national comparison, please see an overview of the United States.
Data Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau:
State & County QuickFacts
USDA
Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets
Kaiser
Family Foundation State Health Facts
Flex
Monitoring Team: Critical Access Hospital List
Organizations
HUD Community Development Block Grants: South Carolina
Federal government
Contact information for the State CDBG program. Provides funding for community development projects.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern/Atlantic Region (NN/LM-SE/A)
State/regional organization
Works to improve access to health information for health care providers, librarians and the public in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia and West Virginia.
Office of Economic Opportunity
State government
Provides programs which sustain the entire range of life necessities, including health care, education, employment, and housing assistance.
South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO)
State/regional organization
Works to provide high-quality assistance, information and training on effective practices in nonprofit management and leadership.
South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS)
State government
Partners with public, private and social sector organizations to provide quality prevention, intervention and treatment services. Ensures the provision of quality services to prevent or reduce the negative consequences of substance use and addictions.
South Carolina Department of Commerce
State government
Provides information on trade, grants, rural development, and recycling. Includes databases of community profiles, labor market information, buildings and more.
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
State government
Serves persons with mental retardation, autism, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities. Assists people with disabilities and their families through choice in meeting needs, pursuing possibilities and achieving life goals, and minimize the occurrence and reduce the severity of disabilities through prevention.
South Carolina Department of Education Office of Exceptional Children
State government
Ensures that all children with disabilities in the State have available a free and appropriate public education, protects the rights of these children and their parents, and provides leadership to school districts and state-operated programs in the provision of appropriate special educational services.
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
State government
Manages the Medicaid program to provide the best healthcare value, and provides medical care to low-income citizens in need.
South Carolina Department of Mental Health (DMH)
State government
Administers to adults, children, and their families affected by serious mental illnesses and significant emotional disorders. Committed to eliminating stigma and promoting the philosophy of recovery, and to assuring the highest quality of culturally competent services possible.
South Carolina Department of Social Services Child Support Enforcement
State government
Provides custodial parent with assistance in obtaining child support payments. Provides parent locater and establishing paternity services.
South Carolina Employment Securities Commission (SCES)
State government
Provides a job bank, location of workforce centers throughout the state, testing, counseling, and referral to jobs. Assists all employers, large or small, to fill their jobs quickly with qualified personnel.
South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA)
State/regional organization
Works to support its members in addressing the healthcare needs of South Carolinians through advocacy, education, networking and regulatory assistance.
South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH)
State/regional organization
Seeks to improve the health status of rural and underserved people throughout the state through advocacy, education, and assistance to providers, communities and policy-makers.
South Carolina Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA)
State/regional organization
Works to provide a coordinating structure to assure access to community-based primary, behavioral and other health care to every community in South Carolina.
South Carolina Rural Health Association (SCRHA)
State/regional organization
Works to advocate, educate and collaborate for improved health of rural people in South Carolina.
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (SCRHRC)
Academic/Research
Focuses on investigating persistent inequities in health status within the population of the rural U.S., with an emphasis on inequities stemming from socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and access to healthcare services. One of eight Rural Health Research Centers funded by the Office of Rural Health Policy.
South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority
State government
Administers a number of Federal and State programs directed at low and low-to-moderate income South Carolinians. Assists families and neighborhoods and helps stimulate the economy by supporting jobs in the construction, real estate, and financial industries.
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
State/regional organization
Enables people with disabilities to prepare for, achieve, and maintain competitive employment.
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (Southeast RCAP)
State/regional organization
Helps rural communities in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to improve community infrastructure, including water and wastewater treatment.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: South Carolina
Federal government
Works to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing. The HUD state office provides information about HUD housing programs and local contacts for the state.
USDA Rural Development South Carolina State Office
Federal government
Committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. The Rural Development State Office provides information about Rural Development programs and applications for financial assistance.
Tools
ERS State Fact Sheet: South Carolina
Web site
Statistics on population, educational attainment, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for the state.
National Healthcare Quality Report State Snapshot: South Carolina
Web site
Health care quality report for the state, based on the National Healthcare Quality Report.
South Carolina QuickFacts
Web site
Basic demographic and economic statistics for the state, with links to county-level data.
South Carolina Community Level Information on Kids (CLIKS)
Web site
Provides data on child well-being for the state.
South Carolina Health and Demographics Section of the Office of Research and Statistics
Web site
Receives, processes, distributes, and interprets health, demographic, and census data in South Carolina. Acts as the coordinating unit for Census Information for the State.
South Carolina Health Centers Data
Web site
Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information.
South Carolina Health Workforce: Highlights from the Health Workforce Profile
Web site
Highlights compile 2000 data on levels of employment, projected growth and key environmental factors that affect demand for health care. Details for medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, mental health and aides.
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center Findings & Reports
Web site
Publications from one of eight federally funded Rural Health Research Centers. Lists research and reports. Focuses on health disparities.
South Carolina State Health Facts
Database
The latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Individual state profiles and 50-state comparisons.
South Carolina State Medicaid Profile
Web site
Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state.
State Profiles- South Carolina: Health Information Technology (HIT)
Web site
Profiles the state’s health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information.
See also: Resources for All States: Tools Funding
2009-2010 Rural Dentist Incentive Program Grants
To assist dentists in repaying educational loans in order that they may practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or serve as full-time faculty at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine, without the financial burden of unpaid educational loans.
BJ’s Charitable Foundation
Funding for safety, security and well-being of children and families, education and health programs, community service opportunities, and hunger and disaster relief.
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Loan Fund Program
Provides low-interest loans to low-income rural communities for predevelopment costs, system upgrades and new construction of water and wastewater services and facilities.
Inactive Funding
Inactive Funding Opportunities -
Lists additional funding programs for this state that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.
Documents, Reports and Other Publications
Demographic and Economic Profile: South Carolina
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
Presents demographic, economic information and statistics on South Carolina. Includes charts, maps, and graphs.
Date: 10 / 2006
Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Asthma, Diabetes, and Congestive Heart Failure in South Carolina (Executive Summary)
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Charity Moore, Elizabeth G. Baxley, John L. Lammie
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
Hospitalization rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions, diseases for which primary care in the preceding six months could have reduced or eliminated the need for hospitalization, are a commonly used indicator of disparities in access to care.
Date: 05 / 2003
Small Business Profile: South Carolina
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Small Business Administration
Profile of the state's economy, covering the number of firms, industry composition, small business income, banking, women and minority business ownership, and employment.
Date: 2006
State Profiles - South Carolina: Reforming the Health Care System
Sponsoring organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Detailed profile of the state's health care system. Covers demographics, expenditures and financing, health status, utilization and quality of services, health care providers, Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance coverage, and key trends.
Date: 12 / 2005
See also: Resources for All States: Documents Success Stories
Bamberg County Community Services Network -- Bamberg, SC
The Bamberg County Community Services Network (BCCSN) is a vertically integrated network composed of county health and human service providers.
Behavioral Health Becomes a Top Priority
The providers in Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties created county level working relationships among human service agencies.
Clinical Leadership Council
Clinical input and buy-in by primary care physicians was determined to be crucial for the success of the Lakelands Rural Health Network in South Carolina.
Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance
Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) used a common broker for group, life and LTD insurance products.
Coastal Plain Rural Health Network Facilities Go Tobacco-Free
Hospitals and other health center members of the Coastal Plain Rural Health Network wanted to adopt 100 percent tobacco-free policies for buildings and grounds in order to create a healthy environment for their patients, staff and visitors.
Health Coach Project
This project's model is designed to improve chronic disease management among rural, HHS patients through trained community volunteers called "Health Coaches." These coaches will help patients transition from home health services to self-care and family care by offering home-based education, monitoring, support, and referrals, thus reducing the risk for emergent and hospital care.
Lakelands Rural Health Network- HIT
This project will operate an Internet-based, authenticated, peer-to-peer computer system and search engine for patient health, demographic, and related information.
Management of Chronic Diseases by School Nurses
School nurses in the two counties received specialty training in chronic disease management of school-age children.
Middle School Chronic Disease Interventions
Program assisted the Chester and Fairfield County School Districts with health services, especially related to diabetes prevention and management, including decreasing obesity and increasing physical activity.
Prenatal Services to Latino Women
The Coastal Plain Rural Health Network developed a partnership with the Eastern Carolina Community Development Corporation (CDC) to provide perinatal services in Spanish to the Latino patients.
Project SIDE Effects
Project SIDE (Substance-Induced Dementia in the Elderly) Effects aims to reduce the risk of dementia caused or
exacerbated by polypharmacy in persons 65 years of age or
older living in noninstitutionalized settings in six South
Carolina counties.
Remanufactured Medical Devices and Infectious Waste Disposal in the Carolinas
The Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance (CCHA) negotiated a regional agreement for remanufactured medical devices, as well
as for the disposal of medical waste.
Rural Health Outreach School-Based Health Program
Eleven organizations participated in the consortium which offered comprehensive medical evaluation and assessment, physical exams, vision and hearing screenings, nutritional assessment, dental screenings, mental health and substance abuse services, and violence and pregnancy prevention services to school-aged children.
Williamsburg School Health Improvement Project
Three consortium members joined forces to refer students without primary health care to primary care physicians; conduct health screening procedures by a school nurse; provide early periodic screening, diagnosis, and testing services to eligible students enrolled in grades kindergarten through sixth; provide hospitalization intervention for ambulatory-sensitive conditions in children under age 18; conduct health promotion sessions for the 13 county schools; provide counseling intervention services for substance abuse, child abuse, reproductive issues, and violence in each of the 13 county schools; and conduct home visits to provide family support services to families of school students in the 13 local schools.
Yemassee Outreach Network
The Yemassee Outreach Network (YON) was created to provide preventive and primary health care services to Yemassee
residents and to those who live in surrounding Hampton, Beaufort, Colleton, and Jasper Counties.
Youth Health Initiative
School-based health clinics were established in six schools in two counties with successful innovations that included free immunizations for all youth in the targeted schools, a social worker to identify and enroll students eligible for Medicaid or CHIP and to perform case management on all enrollees, and teen educational programs and counseling services.
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