SOUTH
CAROLINA ADULTS
- 22.6%
of SC adults smoke
- 5,900
SC adults die each year from their own smoking
- Up
to 1,130 adults, children and babies die each year in South Carolina
from others’ smoking
CESSATION RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN
HORRY COUNTY
South
Carolina Tobacco Quitline
1-800-QUIT-NOW (toll free)
Quit
For Keeps
A free comprehensive tobacco treatment
service for all South Carolina residents featuring phone and Internet
counseling. Available 8 a.m. to midnight, seven
days a week.
Conway
Friendship Medical Clinic &
Pharmacy
1396 Highway 544
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-347-7178
Eligibility is limited to low-income residents of Horry County 18 years
and over with no access to medical insurance and income below 185% of
Federal poverty guidelines. Volunteer doctors, nurses and pharmacists
provide basic, primary medical care and medications. Call or come by
for an application.
Conway Public Health Department
1804 Main St.
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-248-1500 Health Clinic and 843-248-5850 Home Health
Conway Public Health Department is a part of the Region 6 Public Health
Office. Services from regional public health offices include WIC
supplemental foods and nutrition education for eligible pregnant and
post-partum women and infants and children up to age 5; maternity care
and education for pregnant women; family planning counseling and
education and birth control; health screenings for HIV, STDs and TB;
immunization, nutrition, lead screening, and social services. Services
also include environmental health issues, such as restaurant
inspections, on-site sewage, rabies, and West Nile Virus. This region
does not deny services due to a client's inability to pay. Call
individual clinics for information about specific services.
Loris
Loris Public Health Dept.
3811 Walnut St.
Loris, SC 29569
Phone: 843-756-4027
Myrtle Beach
American Cancer Society
950 48th Avenue North
Suite 101
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone: 843-213-0333
877-227-9416 Toll Free
Provides information on prevention and early detection of cancer;
information and referrals for local support groups and smoking
cessation programs; prosthesis loan closet; "Relay for Life" survivor
celebrations.
Myrtle Beach Public Health Dept.
800 21st Avenue, North
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone: 843-448-8407
South Strand Health Dept.
9630 Scipio Lane
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone: 843-205-8932
Stephen’s Crossroads Health
Dept. at the Ralph H. Ellis
Building
107 Hwy. 57 N.
Little River, SC 29566
Phone: 843-399-5553
Doctor's Care Branches
Offering family care and urgent care, evenings and weekends, with or
without an appointment. Family care physicians as well as doctors
trained in emergency medicine. On-site lab and x-ray at each location.
Variety of insurance plans accepted and listed on their site,
Medicare/Medicaid accepted.
Services are available in the following locations:
Conway
1400 Main Street
Conway, SC 29526
Phone: 843-248-6269
North Myrtle Beach
1714 Highway 17 South
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: 843-361-0705
Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand
1220 21st Avenue North
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone: 843-626-9379
Surfside
1600 Highway 17 North
Surfside, SC 29575
Phone: 843-238-1461
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