Charleston Currents

NEW for 8/10: On virus levels, data; Policy pig; Vouchers

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: MUSC dashboard provides insights into the community’s health
COMMENTARY, Brack: Sales tax holiday was lipstick on policy pig
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
ANOTHER VIEW, Gibson: It’s time to debunk the myth of school choice
NEWS BRIEFS: Local lawmakers graded on conservation
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where’s this fountain?
CALENDAR: Redux opens new Macintosh exhibition today
NEW BOOK: Charleston firsts on golf, Black official, fire insurance

by Charleston Currents · 08/10/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

FOCUS: Look at health care, not just police, in opioid crisis

By Elaine Pawlowski, special to Charleston Currents | I am thankful that it has been announced that more than 10 bills are filed to address the S.C. opioid epidemic. Although legislative steps are needed, I would say that the devil is in the details on whether the legislation will reduce the overdose rate.

by Special to Charleston Currents · 03/27/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

HISTORY: Public health

S.C. Encyclopedia | The historian Edward H. Beardsley concluded that the story of public health in South Carolina is a “history of neglect.” Indeed, since 1914, when data on vital statistics in South Carolina were first collected, the state’s residents have been significantly less healthy than most Americans.