On October 5, 2017, the Office of Public Health Statistics hosted the 2nd annual DHEC Health Data Symposium. This year's theme was, "Data: The Catalyst for Action". The purpose of the event was to provide examples of how DHEC data has been used to directly impact the health of the citizens of the Palmetto State. This was done via panel and poster presentations. Attendees from SC DHEC, colleges and universities, as well as non-profits and community organizations participated.

You can view the agenda here and photos from the event here.

Panel Presentations

Opioid Epidemic in SC

Featuring speakers from DHEC and DAODAS

 

SC Birth Outcomes Initiative

Featuring speakers from DHEC, SCHA, and USC

 

Lead Surveillance in SC

Featuring speakers from DHEC

 

Poster Awards

1st Place

Fruits and Veggies - Are WIC Kids Getting Enough?

Portavia FEATHERSTONE, MSPH (1,2); Rebecca WRENN, MS, RD, LD (1)

(1) Division of WIC Services, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (2) Division of Population Health, Bureau of Health Improvement and Equity, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

2nd Place

Are there Geographic or Site-Specific Trends in Adult Elevated Blood Lead Levels in South Carolina?

Krysta McKenna LUZYNSKI (1); Harley T. DAVIS, MSPH, PhD (2)

(1) Furman University Department of Health Sciences; (2) Division of Surveillance, Bureau of Public Health Statistics, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

3rd Place

HIV community viral load trends in South Carolina

Hrishikesh CHAKRABORTY, DrPH (1); Sharon WEISSMAN, MD (2); Wayne DUFFUS, PhD (2); Akhtar HOSSAIN, MS (3); Ashok Varma SAMANTAPUDI, MSPH (3); Medha IYER, PhD (4); Helmut ALBRECHT, MD (2)

Poster Presentation Winners

1st Place

Portavia FEATHERSTONE, MSPH

2nd Place

Krysta McKenna LUZYNSKI

3rd Place

Akhtar HOSSAIN, MS

Other Poster Presentations

State and County-Level Smoking-Attributable Mortality in South Carolina

Anas K. NABIL, MD, MPH (1); Abdoulaye DIEDHIOU, MD, PhD (2); Daniel J. KILPATRICK, MPH, CEPR (2); Sharon BIGGERS,MPH, CHES (2); and Sudha XIRASAGAR, PhD (1)

(1) Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Understanding the Adversity of Parental Incarceration to Promote Child Health and Well-Being

Aditi SRIVASTAV, MPH (1, 2); Whitney TUCKER, MPH (1); Melissa STROMPOLIS, PhD (1)

(1) Children's Trust of South Carolina (2) Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Accelerating Progress: Identifying Counties with Greatest Burden Associated with Teen Births

Amber WATSON (1); Doug TAYLOR, MPH (1); Jennifer DUFFY, PhD (1)

(1) South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

South Carolina Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Prehospital Stroke Patient Timeline and Transport Cost

Jason WALCHOK, NRP, FP-C (1); Antonio R. FERNANDEZ, PhD, NRP, FAHA (2)

(1) SC Bureau of EMS, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (2) EMS Performance Improvement Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Rural-urban differences in exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among South Carolina adults

Elizabeth RADCLIFF, PhD (1); Elizabeth CROUCH, PhD (1); Melissa STROMPOLIS, PhD (2)

(1) South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; (2) Children's Trust of South Carolina

Does Living in a Food Desert Increase the Risk of Elevated Blood Lead Levels from Housing-Based Exposures?

Krysta McKenna LUZYNSKI (1); Harley T. DAVIS, MSPH, PhD (2); Elizabeth HOLT, PhD, MPH (1)

(1) Furman University Department of Health Sciences; (2) Division of Surveillance, Bureau of Public Health Statistics, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Epidemiology of Patients meeting the South Carolina Prehospital Sepsis Care Protocol

Jason WALCHOK, NRP, FP-C (1); Rob WRONSKI, MBA, NRP (1); Arnold ALIER, EdD, NRP (1); Sean KAYE, BA, EMT-P (2); Michael MASTROPOLE, BS, EMT-B (2); Jennifer K. WILSON, BS, EMT-B (2); Antonio R. FERNANDEZ, PhD, NRP, FAHA (2)

(1) Bureau of EMS, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control; (2) EMS Performance Improvement Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Academic Performance in SC Children

Michele J. JOSEY, MS (1); Anwar T. MERCHANT, ScD, MPH, DMD (1)

(1) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Mother's Previous Birth Experience, Behavior during Pregnancy and Having Premature Birth: A cross-sectional Analysis of South Carolina PRAMS Survey, 2004-2013

Khairul Alam SIDDIQI, BS, MPS (1); Mohammad Rifat HAIDER, MBBS, MHE, MPS (1); Ibrahim DEMIR, PhD (1); M. Mahmud KHAN, PhD (1)

(1) Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

No Rest for the Depressed: A 2016 SC BRFSS Analysis

Andrew BROADWAY (1); Maggie MCCARTER (1); Jonny DICKEY (2)

(1) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina; (2) University of Eastern Michigan School of Nursing

Trends in socio-economic and racial disparity in birth outcomes in South Carolina: Evidence from PRAMS data

Mohammad Rifat HAIDER, MBBS, MHE, MPS (1); Khairul Alam SIDDIQI, BS, MPS (1); Ibrahim DEMIR, PhD (1); M. Mahmud KHAN, PhD (1)

(1) Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Longitudinal Trends in Substance Use Disorder Hospitalizations among Military Health System Beneficiaries in South Carolina, 2000-2014

Nikki R. WOOTEN, PhD, LISW-CP (1); Jordan A. BRITTINGHAM, MSPH (2); Nahid Sultana SUMI, MS (2); Hrishikesh CHAKRABORTY, DrPH (3); Diana D. JEFFERY, PhD (4)

(1) College of Social Work, University of South Carolina; (2) Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina; (3) Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University; (4) Clinical Support Division, Defense Health Agency, U.S. Department of Defense

Concentrated Disadvantage in South Carolina: Pregnancy Behaviors and Birth Outcomes, 2013-2015

Portavia FEATHERSTONE, MSPH (1,2); Ying YANG, MS (3)

(1) Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (2) Division of Population Health, Bureau of Health Improvement and Equity, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; (3) Division of Biostatistics, Bureau of Public Health Statistics, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Descriptive Analysis of Breast Cancer Surgery Trends, South Carolina, 2005-2013

Jacques CLERVILLE, MD, MPH (1, 2); Susan BOLICK, MSPH, CTR (1); Stephanie CLUGSTONE, MSPH (1)

(1) SC Central Cancer Registry, Office of Public Health Statistics, SC DHEC; (2) Haitian Ministry of Public Health