Program Descriptions
The intent of this program is to provide Spanish-speaking mothers and their 3-year old
children an active, fun and educational experience. The program meets two days a week;
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am to noon. As the children are developing their gross motor skills, fine motor skills, speech and language, cognitive and social abilities, their mothers
are focusing on learning English as a Second Language, computer skills and participating in
health classes. For more information on enrollment, please contact Delia Negron (843) 553-2012. For more information on program design and evaluation, please e-mail Dianna Inman (inmandd@musc.edu).
HHI faculty, Dr. Vanessa Diaz, provides health information via talk back radio for the Latino community on El Sol 98.9 FM. She is featured in a bi-weekly, hourly show Tuesdays at 8 am
throughout the year.
The Johns Island site is the primary health care provider for over 5,000 individuals annually. HHI faculty and staff work with this center to provide expanded services for women and children. MUSC students participate in community outreach activities focusing on health promotion and prevention. For more information, please call this center at (843) 559-3676.
Some of the services provided: | | - Annual physicals
- HPV vaccines
- Sports physicals
- Pediatric visits
- Laboratory services
| - Transportation
- On-site WIC services
- Spanish interpreting
- Migrant Outreach program
- Free HIV testing-every other Friday
| | | - Annual exams
- Pap smears
- Family planning
- Prenatal care
| - Medicare
- Private insurance
- Sliding-scale based on income
- Military and veteran plans
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Funded by The Duke Endowment, this community-based program addresses domestic violence issues by serving as a resource for primary care providers, local organizations and educational entities. Some of the funding has been utilized to film a DVD on intimate partner violence (IPV). Additionally, HHI faculty and consultants are available for community workshops on domestic violence. For more information on ordering the DVD in English or in Spanish or scheduling a workshop, please contact Carol Whelan at (843) 792-2651. Evidence-based research and targeted programming are major components of this initiative.
HHI faculty and students work with Communities in Schools, parents, local libraries and schools to reduce risk-taking behaviors in adolescents. Some activities include community forums on key health issues, programs on healthy choices addressing substance abuse, STDs, pregnancy prevention, and teen dating violence.
Faculty and students collaborate with a variety of community organizations providing health promotion and activities in different venues: churches, schools and Head Start programs, health fairs and health centers.
The South Carolina Healthcare Interpreters Association is non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of equal access to healthcare services and qualified interpreters for all people across the state of South Carolina. Founded in 2005 as a part of HHI, SCHIA endorses professional standards of practice, norms, and ethics of interpretation as established by the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC). For more information, please visit www.schia.org.
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