Cherokee County - Population 52,537
County Profile
Statistics (2000 unless noted) County State
Health Disparities
Total
White
Black and Other
Total
White
Black
and Other
Infant Mortality
(deaths per 1000 live births)*
24.6  17.7  43.7  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 367.4  390.7  282.7   341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
241.7  242.7  238.5   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
32.4  26.7  53.0   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
1.9  0.0  8.8   6.5  2.1  16.0 
Immunizations among 19-35 Months of Age (%)** NA  NA  NA  78.7  81.9  78.3 
Social Indicators
Not ready for first grade year (%) 15.7  26.7  44.3  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 3.3  3.2  3.4  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 17.0  13.6  25.0  18.8  9.5  32.5 

*2001 rates, SC DHEC: PHSIS-Division of bioStatistics
**Children in the Q1/2001-Q4/2001 National Immunization Survey were born between 02/1998 and 05/2000 with 4:3:1:3:3

MUSC Assets

Special Initatives | Clinical Outreach | Inpatients from Cherokee County | Students from Cherokee County | Alumni living in Cherokee County | Volunteerism

MUSC Cherokee County Programs

Special Initiatives
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
Hands-on-Health
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

Hispanic Health Initiative

Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor

SC Geriatric Education Center Program

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Clinical Outreach
South Carolina Agromedicine Program

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Number of Inpatients from Cherokee County during year ending June 30, 2004:
28

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Number of Students from Cherokee County During Fall 2004
College of Medicine: 1
College of Nursing: 0
College of Dental Medicine: 3
College of Pharmacy: 2
College of Health Professions: 4
College of Graduate Studies: 0

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Charleston County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 12
College of Nursing: 11
College of Dental Medicine: 6
College of Pharmacy: 9
College of Health Professions: 18
College of Graduate Studies: 0

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Volunteerism


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