Jasper County - Population 20,678
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)*
17.7  32.9  5.4  8.9  5.8  14.5 
Heart Disease and Stroke (deaths per 100,000) 261.1  230.0  286.0   341.0  357.2  305.7 
Cancer
(deaths per 100,000)
164.4  164.3  164.6   204.7  214.1  184.0 
Diabetes Mellitus
(deaths per 100,000)
9.7  11.0  8.7   30.0  24.0  43.0 
HIV Disease
(deaths per 100,000)
4.8  0.0  8.7   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 (%) 30.6  34.3  63.9  14.8  18.5  42.1 
School dropout rate (%) 0.7  1.8  0.6  3.2  2.7  3.7 
Children <18 years of age living below poverty (%) 26.5  9.7  36.6  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 | Education | Inpatients from Jasper County | Students from Jasper County | Alumni living in Jasper County | Volunteerism

MUSC Jasper County Programs

Special Initiatives
Health Effects of Rape Victimization
Dental Services for Special Needs Patients
Diabetes Initiatives of South Carolina
EXPORT
Hands-on-Health
Library Supported Document Delivery
Med-Mentor
RAPID Contract

Health-E-AME
Health-E-AME Physical-E-Fit

SC Geriatric Education Center Program

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Clinical Outreach
Hollings Mobile Health Unit
Hypertension Expert Physicians
Project Sugar
South Carolina Agromedicine Program

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Education
Family Medicine Rural Clerkship

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Number of Inpatients from Jasper County during year ending June 30, 2004:
209

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

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Number of MUSC Alumni living in Jasper County year ending June 30, 2004
College of Medicine: 4
College of Nursing: 0
College of Dental Medicine: 6
College of Pharmacy: 1
College of Health Professions: 4
College of Graduate Studies: 0

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Volunteerism


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