Announcing Free Health Literacy Training

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Join us for a free online training session, Shifts that Stick: putting the dietary guidelines into practice, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, presented by Debbie Petitpain, registered dietitian nutritionist at the Sodexo Wellness Director at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). 

About this workshop - Which one is best: The Healthy U.S.-Style Eating Pattern, Mediterranean-Style Pattern or Vegetarian Pattern? Where does one go to access evidence-based, consumer friendly nutrition resources? This deep dive into the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans compares and contrasts the 3 recommended eating patterns, shares publicly available resources that support the Guidelines’ recommendations and suggests practical strategies for helping people make shifts within and among the food groups with the end goal of improving health one bite at a time.

For more information and registration, please visit the events calendar.

Upcoming Event

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Speaker at the Center: Readings from "Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology"

April 22, 2025, 2:00 PM


Join us at our next Speaker at the Center series to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from the new poetry anthology, "Coast Lines," edited by Daniel Cross Turner and Libby Bernardin. Lovely inside and out, this anthology features over 140 works by 50 poets exploring the manifold beauty and diversity of the South Carolina coastal plain, accompanied by over 50 stunning photographs of the region’s distinctive ecologies and wildlife by photographer Philip Wilkinson.