The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC or DHEC) was the government agency responsible for public health and the environment in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1] It was created in 1973 from the merger of the South Carolina State Board of Health and the South Carolina Pollution Control Authority. It was dissolved into two agencies in July 1, 2024, the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Department of Environmental Services. The states retail food program and milk and dairy lab moving to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.[2]
The agency's director managed the day-to-day operations of the agency, while the Board of Health and Environmental Control was responsible for supervising DHEC's operations. Each of the board's seven members were appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the South Carolina Senate.
Besides offices in Columbia, South Carolina, the state's capital, DHEC operated health and environmental regional offices, as well as local health departments and clinics, to ensure that the many programs and services the agency provided met the needs of local areas.
- ^ "S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control"
- ^ Green, Mary (24 June 2024). "DHEC to split into two new agencies next week". WLTX.