In a state that suffers from one of the highest rates of obesity in the country, ESMMSC and its members have made advocating for an active and healthy South Carolina one of our top priorities. To that end, we surveyed our 650 members around the state. With their advice and recommendations, the board of ESMMSC created its first statewide advocacy agenda.

This agenda will allow ESMMSC to choose wisely how we spend our finite resources and where we focus our advocacy efforts. The goal is not to succeed in passing bills that address all these issues in 2010- that would be unrealistic – but to begin the dialogue on why these issues are important for South Carolinians, start the research and bill drafting to reach these goals, sharpen the advocacy skills and abilities of our members, and to find our legislative champions.

View the Advocacy Agenda and the 2010 Legislative Platform.