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Screening for Diabetes in Dental Clinics
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the Foundation launched the Diabetes Free SC (DFSC) initiative in 2020 in partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier SC and the South Carolina Department...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation Awards 10 Grants in the Spring of 2022
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded 10 grants in the spring of 2022 to organizations working to improve the health of South Carolina’s economically vulnerable citizens. Newly...
Addressing the Nursing Shortage
The Foundation has awarded a grant to the UofSC College of Nursing to create a Nursing Faculty Fellows Pipeline Program. “The number of qualified nurse faculty candidates has limited the ability for...
Investing in Adolescent Mental Health
The Foundation's Bree Bess was a contributor to this article about mental health originally featured on SouthCarolinaBlues.com. Young people in South Carolina face a grim truth. Suicide rates among...
To ease a mental health care workforce shortage, surround adolescents with support
The Foundation's Bree Bess was a contributor to this article about mental health originally featured on BCBS.com. Nearly 150 million Americans live in a federally designated mental health practitioner...
5 Questions With Wholespire
The Foundation helped to fund Eat Smart Move More South Carolina (ESMMSC) in 2007. ESMMSC renamed to Wholespire in 2021. This article originally featured on SouthCarolinaBlues.com catches up with this...
Supporting NAMI's work to combat teen suicide
The Foundation is proud to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the organization’s continued work to combat teen suicide. In June 2019, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina...
Investing in Community Health To Prevent Diabetes
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and the Foundation launched the Diabetes Free SC (DFSC) initiative in 2020 in partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier SC and the South Carolina Department...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation Awards 11 Grants in the Fall of 2021
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded 11 grants in the fall of 2021 to organizations working to improve the health of South Carolina’s economically vulnerable citizens. Edward...