South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

About: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is a government organization based out in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Public health. The organization has 334 authors who have published 315 publications receiving 11187 citations.

Prevention counseling for HIV-infected persons: What every clinician needs to know

Abstract: The absence of adequate and regular prevention counseling during routine clinical encounters translates into missed opportunities for HIV prevention. HIV care providers have considerably more contact with patients than clinicians in other disciplines. These contacts should be translated into opportunities to provide HIV prevention messages to patients and should be a priority for all clinicians caring for HIV-positive patients. Coincidental preventive care for HIV-positive patients is inherently unproductive because of the absence of reinforcing messages. In a recent meta-analysis, HIV-positive individuals who underwent counseling and testing services reduced high-risk behaviors by about 68%. Prevention counseling should focus on positive reinforcement, harm reduction, education, and support. We strongly recommend regular, brief, targeted prevention counseling as a part of every clinical encounter.

Abstract W MP75: Increase Usage of Acute Stroke Thrombolysis Leads to Better Outcome: The Emergency Medical Service-Discharge Diagnosis Data Linkage Analysis over Three Years

Abstract: Background and Objective: South Carolina is located in the “buckle” of the stoke belt. Use of the emergency medical services (EMS), intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV t-PA) in acute strok...

Remediation process optimization: A status report

Abstract: There are hundreds of contaminated sites with remediation systems that require evaluation and modification to accomplish cleanup goals. These systems are operating well past projected cleanup schedules, cost more than projected to operate, and may not be as protective of human health and the environment as planned. Remediation process optimization (RPO) is an effective method to assess the progress of a system toward achieving cleanup goals within desired time frames and to make the necessary changes in order to reach those goals. Eight main components to the RPO process are evaluated during a review and an implementation plan of recommended changes to the system is developed. Follow-up and tracking are essential to successful RPO programs. In this article, the authors present a summary of a recent Technical and Regulatory (TechReg) Guidance Document (Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council [ITRC], 2004) and related Technology Overview Series on Advanced Topics in RPO (ITRC, 2006) in a distilled form. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.