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Serving Our First Responders: Mental Health First Aid Training
First responders see an average of seven to 14 emergencies every day. Many of those emergencies involve mental health incidents. All of these incidents have the potential to weigh heavily on the...
A Message from the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation
In this uniquely challenging time, we are truly appreciative of how South Carolina is joining together to be stronger together — now more than ever. Even as many of us are working remotely, out-of-the...
Accelerating Progress: Reducing Teen Pregnancy in South Carolina
When it comes to teen pregnancy, South Carolina has the 11th highest rate of births to teenage mothers. That’s according to data from the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)...
Foundation Seeking Feedback
The Foundation continually seeks ways to improve our operations and grants management processes and we are seeking input through a survey to gather information on the Foundation’s: application process...
CareSouth Dental: Creating Smiles for the Children of Lee County
In 2017, CareSouth Carolina, a community health center in the Pee Dee region, was given an office building by a retiring dentist. Knowing the significant oral health disparities in the county...
2019 Catalyst Award Winners
Columbia, S.C. — Each year, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation works with organizations to promote and support healthier South Carolinians, particularly the economically vulnerable...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation Awards 11 Health Priority Grants to South Carolina Organizations
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded 11 grants in the fall of 2019 to organizations working to improve the health of South Carolina’s economically vulnerable citizens...
Empower Action: Working to reverse the effects of traumatic events in children
The success of the state of South Carolina largely depends on the emotional, mental and physical strength of its children. Major challenges face our state’s children, including adverse childhood...
Our Top Five Accomplishments of 2019
Since 2001, we’ve been working to support solutions that have a positive impact on the health of South Carolinians, especially for the economically vulnerable. Every year, we strive to make a...