Success Stories by Source: Holly Hayes, South Carolina Office of Rural Health

• Behavioral Health Becomes a Top Priority
  June 2008
  The providers in Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties created county level working relationships among human service agencies.
• Clinical Leadership Council
  June 2008
  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 Plain Rural Health Network Facilities Go Tobacco-Free
  June 2008
  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.
• Lakelands Rural Health Network- HIT
  June 2008
  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
  June 2008
  School nurses in the two counties received specialty training in chronic disease management of school-age children.
• Middle School Chronic Disease Interventions
  June 2008
  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
  June 2008
  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.