S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control

S. C. Department of Health & Environment control (also known as SC DHEC or DHEC) is an agency tasked with maintaining public health and the environment within the state of South Carolina in the US, and its headquarters are based in Columbia. The government agency was created from a merger of the South Carolina pollution control authority and the South Carolina state board of health in 1973, dedicated to the protection of coastal resources, public health, the state's land and quality of water, authorized under numerous federal and state laws. DHEC is equipped with over 3,800 employees operating from about 100 locations across the state, guided by a vision of healthy people thriving in healthy communities. The agency has four divisions; healthcare quality, environmental affairs, public health, and operations, through which it works to achieve its mission to improve the quality of life of every South Carolinian by promoting and protecting the health of the public and the environment. Some of DHEC's services include; coordinating disease control, ensuring food safety, providing health care services, monitoring and regulating pollution, supporting healthy nutrition, ensuring food safety, and much more. DHEC's revenue is estimated to be $554 million.