Rural Health and Nutrition

The Rural Health and Nutrition (RHN) Program Team focuses on health and nutrition, including topics related to nutrition, physical activity, and stress management for disease prevention, disease self-management, and overall quality of life through wellness. Current programs and services provided by the RHN team include:

Statewide:

• EFNEP youth and adult programming
• Senior Center Nutrition Programming
• WISEWOMAN Program

Greenville County:

• Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Program
• National Diabetes Prevention Program
• Health Extension for Diabetes Self-management Program

Anderson, Barnwell, and Williamsburg Counties:

• SC Mother’s Milk Bank and safe sleep initiative
• Boeing Center for Childhood Wellness initiative
• Health Coaching for Opioid Addiction Recovery

select counties:

• CPR training certification for schools, churches, and other large organizations