Category: Rural Health

Marion Barnes, Senior County Extension Agent American agriculture plays an ever-increasing role in our daily lives by providing food, fiber and renewable natural resources for a growing world. With a population of 8 million and counting, our American farmers are more important than ever. According to the USDA National Ag Statistics Census of Agricultural 2023 […]

Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Spring is the perfect time to start or resume a few healthy habits. Healthy living does not need to be complicated or restrictive. In fact, incorporating just three simple habits can lead to positive results. What steps do you need to take to “spring” into health? First, eat […]

Patti Chapman, Nutrition Educator Beaufort County Nutrition Educator Patti Chapman recently taught the “Teen Cuisine” program to six enthusiastic groups of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders.  These students had so much fun during the cooking portion of the lessons.  So often, they would think the recipe didn’t sound good because it was healthy.  However, once […]

Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent November is National Diabetes Month. If you live in Bamberg County, odds are that you or someone you know is living with diabetes. In fact, according to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes affects over 37 million Americans. What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that causes blood glucose […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL UNIVERSITY STAFF WHO ACHIEVED MILESTONES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. BRANDI MINTZ, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, 10/14/2014 – (10) YEARS! LISA TERRY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT,     10/31/2006 – (18) YEARS! EACH CELEBRATING YEAR(S) AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national […]

Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Did you know that Bamberg is a HOP county? HOP, or the Healthy Options Program, is a CDC (Centers for Disease Control) funded program that addresses health disparities related to nutrition, physical activity, or obesity. According to U.S. News and World Report (2022), Bamberg County has a 41.0% […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL UNIVERSITY STAFF WHO ACHIEVED MILESTONES IN THE MONTH OF JULY. HILLARY POPE, AREA LIVESTOCK AND FORAGES AGENT, 7/6/2020 – 4 YEARS BRANDI B. MURDAUGH, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, 7/8/2019 – 5 YEARS MEGHAN BARKLEY, 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AGENT, 7/2018 – 6 YEARS EACH CELEBRATING YEAR(S) AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers […]

Patti Chapman, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Nutrition Educator, Patti Chapman, finished out the school year by bringing the “Choose Health:  Food, Fun, and Fitness” program and the “Teen Cuisine” program to Beaufort County students. Students pictured on the left are measuring how many teaspoons of fat are in different fast-food items.  During […]

Roxane Cummings, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Roxane Cummings recently joined the Rural Health and Nutrition team as the Rural Health Agent for Orangeburg and Bamberg Counties. She is lifelong resident of Cope, a small rural town in Orangeburg County.  After high school, she received her undergraduate degree in English from Southern Methodist College. She […]

Jackie Gallagher, Rural Health & Nutrition Agent Do you have diabetes or know someone who does? Unfortunately, the answer to at least one of those questions is a yes. The good news is that the more you know about the risk factors and ways to manage diabetes, you can take charge of your health and […]