Report provides guidelines for healthier region
A month after the national wellness company Blue Zones pulled out of Charleston, a coalition of Lowcountry individuals and organizations has released a report outlining ways to improve the region’s health over the next five years.
Healthy Tri-County was established in 2017 by Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Trident United Way and the Medical University of South Carolina while conducting a 2016 community health needs assessment.
“People have done needs assessments for decades,” said Mark Dickson, vice president of the mission department at Roper St. Francis. “Unfortunately, they usually sit on the shelf and collect dust. This one … forced us to listen to the community, to find out what the real needs are in the community.”
