Family Solutions is a program of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH). Launched in 1997 with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Healthy Start Initiative in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, Family Solutions/SCORH began with a mission to reduce infant mortality in four rural, underserved counties — Allendale, Bamberg, Hampton and Orangeburg. Today, Family Solutions/SCORH takes a holistic approach to improving the quality of life for program participants by addressing the life challenges they face.

Healthy Start is a community-based program designed to eliminate disparities in infant deaths and improve the health of women and infants.  To do this, Healthy Start actively works with three groups — African-American women and their families; health providers; and community, faith and civic leaders.

Nurse-Family Partnership is a program for any woman living in Orangeburg County who is pregnant with her first child and meets income requirements. A registered nurse visits enrolled mothers in the home throughout the pregnancy and until the baby is 2 years old.