Reports > State Responses to Health Worker Shortages:
Results of 2002 Survey of States > State Details
> South Carolina Task
Force, Commission or Panel - In
2001, the South Carolina Colleagues in Caring (SCCIC) Project Coordinating Council,
recommended the following to address the current and evolving nursing shortage:
- Maintaining
a permanent state-supported structure for nursing workforce planning and development
- Developing
and implement a statewide plan for recruiting and retaining students in nursing
education programs
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Maximizing enrollments in SC nursing education programs to meet the demand for
nurses in the state
- Developing
programs that will facilitate workforce transition and retention.
For more
information: Critical
for Care: The South Carolina Nursing Workforce, 2001 and Beyond
Marketing
Health Careers - South
Carolina’s AHEC offers information about recruitment and retention of health
care professional as well as health careers information.
Other - The
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is a partner in
the HRSA funded Southeast Public Health Training Center at the University of North
Carolina to address the training needs of the public health workforce.
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