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SCHA Executive Assistant Melanie Whitfield Receives 2018 AHCAP Award of Distinction

 Melanie Whitfield, who has worked with SCHA President and CEO Thornton Kirby for six years, was recognized by the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP) with the Award of Distinction, a recognition designed to distinguish and honor members whose contributions and accomplishments advance the professionalism of healthcare administrative support.

Congratulations to July Platinum Award Recipients

 These organizations are recognized by Working Well for achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform. To receive Platinum recognition, organizations must demonstrate they have met various best practice standards within one of the nine dimensions of workplace wellbeing:  Wellness Culture, Risk Assessment & Outreach, Nutrition & Food

Present at Working Well’s Upcoming Fall Training

   Working Well invites proposals for presentation during the upcoming Working Well Fall Training, which will be Wednesday, November 7 at the William L. Yates Conference Center in Columbia, S.C. Visit here to learn more about the annual training and to register.  This year’s training will focus on "A New

Register for Working Well’s Next Webinar: Health & Wellness in a Built Environment

 Working Well, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Hospital Association’s WorkHealthy Hospitals initiative, is hosting a webinar called Health & Wellness in a Built Environment.People spend more than 90 percent of their time indoors. A growing body of research is discovering and highlighting how facility design, construction and operations practices affect occupant health and well-being.

Collaboration of Care Journey Offering Care Transitions Intervention® Training

 Collaboration of Care Journey continues to support South Carolina hospitals in their efforts to reduce readmission rates by offering the Care Transitions Intervention® training created by MacArthur Fellowship winner Dr. Eric A. Coleman.

Congratulations to June Platinum Award Recipients

 These organizations are recognized by Working Well for achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform. To receive Platinum recognition, organizations must demonstrate they have met various best practice standards within one of the nine dimensions of workplace wellbeing:  Wellness Culture, Risk Assessment & Outreach, Nutrition & Food

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Community Wellbeing - The Blue Zones Way| September 19 | Charleston, S.C. from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Join Charleston Healthy Business Challenge for a free seminar about the Blue Zones Project and how they are transforming communities across the U.S. into areas where the healthy choice is easy and people live longer and better lives. Enjoy a healthy lunch catered by Verde, drinks provided by Sodexo, and visit with exhibitors offering resources to help build a culture of wellbeing at work.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Register for "Making Wellbeing into a Profit Center" webinar| June 1 | 3 p.m.This free one-hour webinar will enable you to:

Self Regional Healthcare Earns Working Well's Strategy for Wellbeing Platinum Award

 Self Regional Healthcare is recognized by the South Carolina Hospital Association’s Working Well initiative for being one of the first organizations to achieve the Strategy for Wellbeing Platinum award for excellence in workplace wellbeing and supporting optimal employee health. Strategy for Wellbeing is an interactive, automated online tool designed to

LRADAC Earns Working Well's Strategy for Wellbeing Platinum Award

 LRADAC has been recognized by the South Carolina Hospital Association’s Working Well initiative as of the first organizations to achieve the Strategy for Wellbeing Platinum award for achieving excellence in workplace wellbeing and supporting optimal employee health. Strategy for Wellbeing is an interactive, automated online tool designed to help employers

Congratulations to May Platinum Award Recipients

 These organizations are recognized by Working Well for achieving Platinum status through our Strategy for Wellbeing online platform. To receive Platinum recognition, organizations must demonstrate they have met various best practice standards within one of the nine dimensions of workplace wellbeing:  Wellness Culture, Risk Assessment & Outreach, Nutrition & Food

TDE Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas Grant Opportunity and Webinar

The Duke Endowment is currently seeking new applications for Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas, a program to improve community health outcomes in North Carolina and South Carolina. This opportunity is designed to support up to five new or existing South Carolina community coalitions in their efforts to improve population health through:

AnMed Health Director of Volunteers Jan Verbeck Wins Major Award

Verbeck organized a drug drop-off campaign that won her the 2018 Impact Award from the Society for Healthcare Volunteer Leaders 

Aiken Regional Medical Centers Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Center

Aiken, SC- Aiken Regional Medical Centers (ARMC) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval® and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations.  

The Alliance for a Healthier SC is a Finalist in Prestigious Population Health Challenge

The Alliance is one of the 15 statewide networks across the country to be named a finalist in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s “States of Solutions” program