By Liv Osby
HEALTH WRITER
losby@greenvillenews.com
Greenville organizations won 2006 Healthy SC Challenge community
awards that were announced by Gov. Mark Sanford today.
The winners were recognized for successfully working to improve
the health of their communities and are invited to a reception at
the Governor's Mansion on May 18.
The winners of the Community Collaboration award are: Greater
Greenville: the City of Greenville, Healthy Greenville 2025,
Greenville Walks, Greenville YMCA, and Spinx Run Fest.
Other 2006 community award winners announced today are:
Business - Sonoco Corporation, Hartsville
Education - Erskine Wellness, Erskine College and
Seminary
Faith-based - The AME Church's Health-e-AME
Government - City of North Myrtle Beach
Healthy event - Sun City Challenge
Organizational creativity - The Black Men's Health Initiative's
BAP Caps program
Smoking cessation - Palmetto Health Richland's "Quit While
You're Ahead" program
Statewide effort - YMCA Shrinkdown
Youth-focused initiative - Children's Museum of the Lowcountry's
Healthy Families Initiative.
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Entries were judged on the results of the programs delivered to
their communities. Residents from Darlington County were the overall
winners of this year's challenge.
"It's going to take the continued efforts of these groups and
others to reverse those trends so that the Palmetto State can reap
the benefits of better health," Sanford said in a statement. "We
have a long way to go, but I firmly believe that through these kinds
of efforts, we will ultimately have a healthier South Carolina."
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