Palmetto Project

Three Teams Selected for 2012 Community Engaged Scholars Program

JFleming — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:09:36 +0000

The South Carolina Clinical & Translation Research Center for Community Health Partnerships (SCTR/CCHP) has announced three teams to be selected for the 2012-2013 Community Engaged Scholars Program. The 18-month program provides training and pilot funds for community and academic partners to conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR). The goal of this program is to increase the capacity of community-academic partnerships to conduct research with mutual ownership of the processes and products.

Three teams have been selected to participate. These teams represent academic disciplines from across MUSC and partners from various community sectors. The teams that have been selected to participate are:

Community Partner: Carrie Whipper, Palmetto Project
Academic Partner: Carolyn Jenkins, College of Nursing, MUSC
Project Title: An Integrated Approach to Diabetes Management and Associated Complications at Low Country Food Bank Sites

Community Partner: Akeem Bell, Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC)/ Environmental Community Advisory Board Academic Partner: Kristen French, Department of Medicine, MUSC
Project Title: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Neck area of Charleston County: investigation of health disparities related to environmental exposures

Community Partners: Marvin Sineath, Alpha-1 Association; Lucinda Shore, Alpha-1 Association; Jim Quill, Alpha-1 Association
Academic Partners: Pamela Holtzclaw Williams, College of Nursing, MUSC; Charlie Strange, Alpha-1 Registry, MUSC; Dawn McGee, Alpha-1 Registry, MUSC; Michael Graves, Alpha-1 Registry, MUSC
Project Title: Application of CBPR Framework to Assess and Prioritize Socio-political Needs of an Alpha-1 Community

For more information on the Community Engaged Scholars Program and future Request for Applications, please contact Brandi White at whitbm@musc.edu or (843) 792-2215.

Low Country Aid to Africa Ninth Annual Evening of Entertainment

JFleming — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:48:20 +0000

Low Country Aid to Africa

presents its

Ninth Annual Evening of Entertainment

Saturday, January 28, 2012

8:00 pm – 11:30 pm

Elk’s Lodge #242

1113 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., Charleston, SC

Individual Tickets – $35 Sponsors and Reserved Tables – $500

Proceeds will benefit children of Africa orphaned by HIV/AIDS and local HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment initiatives

For additional information call 843-577-4122 or 843-881-1337

More SC Children Get Health Coverage

JFleming — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:02:39 +0000

South Carolina ranked 9^th among the states in reducing the percentage of its children without health insurance from 2008 through 2010, according to a new Federal study.

Neighboring North Carolina ranked 15^th while Georgia came in at 25^th.

This is a testament to the Palmetto Project’s many volunteer teams and staff. During this period, our Palmetto Children’s Health initiative (PCHI) oversaw a $1 million statewide initiative to provide insurance outreach and education, Medicaid enrollment assistance, and advocacy for families of the state’s 125,000 – now 100,000 – uninsured children.