South Carolina Facts
Training
Eat Smart, Move More South Carolina provides a variety of events, live training and web training to assist local organizers in creating, managing and maintaining obesity prevention programs. Training and event series are offered throughout the year and are open to all.
Regional Training
By working together we can make a difference not only in the health and quality of life of South Carolinians but also in our state's economic vitality. Take action today. Join Eat Smart, Move More SC at one our workshops across the state.
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Better Choices, Better Health (previously called Living Well SC) is a program developed by Stanford University to help people manage any chronic health conditions, such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, emphysema, heart disease, high blood pressure, or lupus.
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Now that the school meal standards are out, learn what you need to know about the new rule, implementation timeline, and process.
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Better Choices, Better Health – Living Well South Carolina- developed by Stanford University, this small group self-management program was designed for people with any chronic health condition, such as arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and asthma.
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Better Choices, Better Health – Living Well South Carolina- developed by Stanford University, this small group self-management program was designed for people with any chronic health condition, such as arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and asthma.
Webinars
Eat Smart, Move More SC will host a series of webinars that will feature presentations on a variety of topics aimed at focusing, guiding and assisting local community coalition on improving access to healthy eating and active living.
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A vibrant movement is afoot in cities across the country − farmers, activists, and community organizations are improving the health, economic outlook, and vitality of their communities through urban farming. Advocates are illustrating that urban agriculture is a pathway to making healthy food more available for low-income communities, a key to shifting economic revitalization efforts, and catalytic for battling the challenges of blight and abandonment.
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CPPW Technical Assistance Providers and Grantees will offer a range of strategies for sustaining fresh food incentives. These national and local experts will address EBT and double-up food bucks incentives in farmers markets and how these might be better sustained through innovative partnerships, focused promotion, and informed storytelling.
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The SC Obesity State Plan was created to be a living document intended to optimally pursue three guiding milestones. Since 2005, SC has evolved beyond the blue binder in order to most effectively make progress towards these three guiding milestones. This webinar will serve to provide an update on this journey, the current components of the state plan, how we are monitoring our progress, and what your role is in making the healthy choice the easy choice in South Carolina.
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On January 27th between 2:00pm and 4:30pm, the Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments and Latino Health Access will be co-hosting the third and final webinar of the Safe Places to Play webinar series, focused on “Increasing Equitable Opportunities for Physical Activity through Joint Use”. Participate in this webinar to hear from and dialogue with a diverse set of speakers who will share their dynamic experiences in improving-and sustaining- access to safe places for physical activity in urban and rural communities.
Obesity Summit
Building Leadership for Healthy Communities
The South Carolina Obesity Prevention Summit is appropriate for professionals in public health, healthcare, education, nutrition, physical activity and the media.