Sumter
Rembert Area Community Coalition
Dr. Juanita Britton
803-432-2001
jbritton@raccinc.org
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Sumter County Active Lifestyles
Catherine Blumberg
cblumberg@sumtercountysc.org
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Local News
USC, Sumter Coalitions Release Community-Based Walking Group Resources
Increasing physical activity can be as easy as motivating a group of friends to walk together.
Rembert Coalition Gets Grant to Fight Obesity, Tobacco Use
Rembert Area Community Coalition has received a public health grant to fight obesity and prevent tobacco use in Sumter County.
Sumter County On The Move! To Complete Enrollment
USC is seeking more Sumter County residents for their group-based walking intervention study.
Walking groups help Sumter’s African-Americans get active for better health
With a $5,000 grant from ESMMSC, Sumter County Active Lifestyles (SCAL) conducted a pilot project in predominately lower-income, African-American areas of Sumter and tested whether the availability and activity of neighborhood walking groups would get residents to walk more for exercise and better health.