Palmetto State Extra: Your Health and You

Tidelands Health To Serve As Presenting Sponsor of Relay For Life Events

From Georgetown to Myrtle Beach, specialists with the Tidelands Health Cancer Care Network partner with patients and their families every day in the fight against cancer. As a natural extension of that work, Tidelands Health will serve as presenting sponsor of Relay For Life events in Conway and Myrtle Beach this spring.

Every day, we see the life-altering impact a cancer diagnosis can have on patients and their families,” said Terence Pickett, director of cancer services at Tidelands Health. “Our team has the privilege of helping thousands of residents each year navigate their cancer journey. Supporting these Relay For Life events and the American Cancer Society is another way we support cancer patients and help combat the disease.”

Tidelands Health will serve as a presenting sponsor of the Relay For Life of Coastal Carolina University on April 2 from noon to midnight at Blanton Park in Conway and the Relay For Life of the Grand Strand on May 7 from 3-9 p.m. at Valor Park at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach.

Relay For Life is a signature fund-raising event for the American Cancer Society. Participants take turns walking around a track or park for up to 12 hours and raise funds for the cause.

Biden Proposes Eliminating ‘Family Glitch’ In Affordable Care Act

President Joe Biden said he wants to expand access to health care, and he’s doing so by proposing a change to the Affordable Care Act to allow more people eligibility for premium tax credits.

Under the President’s plan, families would receive tax credits if the cost of their coverage exceeds more than 10 percent of their incomes.

The U.S. Treasury Department said the change would allow 200,000 uninsured individuals to gain coverage while more than 1 million others would realize lower premium payments.

“Thanks to the landmark American Rescue Plan, ACA premiums are at an all-time low, while enrollment is at an all-time high,” the administration said in a Fact Sheet ahead of a formal announcement at the White House with former President Barack Obama.

National Minority Health Month 2022: Giving Your Community A Boost!

Washington, DC—April is National Minority Health Month, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) is spotlighting the impoduals and organizations can play in helping to reduce health disparities and improve the health of racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

The theme for National Minority Health Month 2022 is Give Your Community a Boost! The theme focuses on the continued importance of vaccines and boosters as one of the strongest tools we can use to protect communities from COVID-19, which has disproportionately affected communities of color. The theme also supports the many other efforts happening in communities throughout the country to advance health equity.

“This National Minority Health Month, we are championing both COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for ourselves, our families, and our communities,” said RADM Felicia Collins, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and HHS OMH Director. “While it is possible for vaccinated people to get COVID-19, vaccines and boosters are safe and effective in reducing severe disease, hospitalization, and death, which are disproportionately more prevalent among racial and ethnic minority and American Indian and Alaska Native populations.”