Preventing type 2 diabetes : a guide to refer your patients with prediabetes to an evidence-based diabetes prevention program

This document describes steps to take in preventing type 2 diabetes. Included is a risk test, a prediabetes screening test and BMI calculation chart.

Public health services

This brochure lists services given by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. It also lists South Carolina health agencies, their address and contact information.

Retail Food Establishments: Guide to HACCP Plans

A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is a plan to reduce the risk of safety hazards in food. The HACCP System identifies potential biological, chemical and physical hazards from the time the food enters the facility to when it is served. The Hazard Analysis identifies critical control points based on the ingredients, raw materials and processes. Control measures are then identified, implemented and monitored to ensure the ongoing safety of the finished products.

Medicaid bulletin #16-004

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services publishes Medicaid Bulletins to clarify existing policies or explain new policies of the Medicaid program.

Medicaid bulletin MB# 16-005

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services publishes Medicaid Bulletins to clarify existing policies or explain new policies of the Medicaid program.

5 steps to a good latch

This brochure translated into Spanish gives steps to comfortable breastfeeding.

Insights

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce Business Intelligence Department monthly publishes Insights in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The monthly newsletter provides economic indicators, employment rates and changes by county, nonfarm employment trends, and other statistics.

add more vegetables to your day : 10 tips to help you eat more vegetables

This sheet printed in English and Spanish gives tips on how to eat more vegetables.

be a healthy role model for children : 10 tips for setting good examples

This sheet gives tips on how to be a healthy influence on your children. You can do many things to help your children develop healthy eating habits for life. Offering a variety of foods helps children get the nutrients they need from every food group. They will also be more likely to try new foods and to like more foods. When children develop a taste for many types of foods, it’s easier to plan family meals. Cook together, eat together, talk together, and make mealtime a family time!

build a healthy meal :10 tips for healthy meals

A healthy meal starts with more vegetables and fruits and smaller portions of protein and grains. Think about how you can adjust the portions on your plate to get more of what you need without too many calories. And don’t forget dairy—make it the beverage with your meal or add fat-free or low-fat dairy products to your plate.

Build a Healthy Meal with Colorful Foods

This sheet printed in English and Spanish shows how you can eat healthy by eating colorful foods.

choose MyPlate : 10 tips to a great plate

Making food choices for a healthy lifestyle can be as simple as using these 10 Tips : balance calories, enjoy your food, but eat less, avoid oversized portions, foods to eat more often, make half your plate fruits and vegetables, switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk, make half your grains whole grains, foods to eat less often, compare sodium in foods, drink water instead of sugary drinks.

Cigarette butts are toxic marine debris

This sheet explains that you should dispose of cigarette waste properly. It folds into a disposable ashtray to use when at the beach.

Don't waste food SC

This sheet gives ways to reduce or prevent food waste.

focus on fruits : 10 tips to help you eat more fruits

Eating fruit provides health benefits. People who eat more vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provide nutrients vital for health, such as potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folate (folic acid). Most fruits are naturally low in fat, sodium, and calories. None have cholesterol. Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as a part of the Fruit Group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed.