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Helping Students Develop Lifelong Healthy Habits
Type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise in South Carolina, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. The agency says the childhood obesity epidemic is to blame. To...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation Awards Eight Grants to South Carolina Organizations
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded eight grants in the fall of 2020 to organizations working to improve the health of South Carolina’s economically vulnerable citizens...
Focus on Infant Mental Health
Hearing the term “infant mental health” sounds unfamiliar to most parents. However, it’s a very real thing. Sometimes, infants and young children can experience stress if their relationship with their...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Announces Statewide Initiative To Markedly Improve Health Outcomes through Diabetes Free SC
Long before the coronavirus pandemic put a spotlight on health disparities faced by African-Americans, South Carolinians were plagued by the epidemic of diabetes, which also disproportionately affects...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation Awards 13 Grants to South Carolina Organizations
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded 13 grants in the spring of 2020 to organizations working to improve the health of South Carolina’s economically vulnerable citizens. Eight...
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Levi S. Kirkland Sr.
In the late 1950s, baseball legend Jackie Robinson was harassed for sitting in the waiting room at Greenville Municipal Airport. Many schools were still segregated. It was in this climate that a...
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)...