South Dakota Department of Health Contact Information Health Building 600 East Capitol Street Pierre, SD 57501-2536 Telephone: 800-738-2301 Fax: 605-773-5683 Email: INFO@doh.state.sd.us Web: http://www.state.sd. us/doh/doh.html |
 The South Dakota Department of Health plans and coordinates the delivery of health services in the State. It is primarily responsible for providing technical assistance to the providers of services and for allocation and administration of Federal and State funds for health services. Services funded and assisted by the Department include immunization programs, communicable and chronic disease programs, family planning services, children's services for the physically disabled, and emergency medical services programs. In addition, the Department provides maternal and child health care programs, environmental health services, community health services, and laboratory services. |
Northern Plains Healthy Start Campaign Contact Information: Healthy Start National Resource Center (HSNRC) National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) Georgetown University 2000 15th Street North - Suite 701 Arlington, VA 22201-2617 Telephone: (703) 524-7802 Fax: (703) 524-9335 Email: HealthyStart@ ncemch.org Web: http://www.healthystart.net/ psa/native/native_mnu1.htm |
The Northern Plains Healthy Start campaign is a project designed to reduce the infant mortality rate among Native Americans in the four-state area of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. NPHS has a site located on each of the 17 reservations and 2 Indian service units. |
Children's Medical Library Contact Information Telephone: 605-371-1000 Toll-free: 1-888-761-KIDS Email: director@ childmedlib.org Web: http://www.childmedlib.org/ |
South Dakota's only non-profit consumer health information source dedicated specifically to children's medical needs. The library compliments healthcare information provided by the physician or primary care nurse through our collection of materials and referrals to other information providers. |
Community Health Care Association Contact Information 1400 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1570 Telephone: 605-357-1515 Fax: 605-357-1510 Email: sfredenb@usd.edu Web: http://www.communityhealth care.net/ |
The Community HealthCare Association is a state nonprofit membership organization that provides leadership on primary health care issues in North Dakota and South Dakota. Through discussion and exploration, the Association works to create a clear state(s) specific understanding of primary health care, its needs, and effective ways to meet them. The Association provides a forum for exchange and dissemination of ideas, information, research, and methods to improve the delivery of primary health care to medically underserved areas or populations. By working with its members and other organizations, it builds coalitions of concerned people to address primary health care concerns and develop and promote effective solutions applicable to national, state, and local levels. |
Pennsylvania Department of Health Contact Information 600 East Capitol Ave Pierre, S.D. 57501 Telephone: 800-738-2301 Web: http://www.state.sd.us/ state/executive/doh/rural/ |
South Dakota Office of Rural Health |
Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service Contact Information Office of Professional Services 115 4th Avenue Southeast Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 Telephone (605) 226-7531 FAX (605) 226-7321 Web: http://www.ihs.gov/ FacilitiesServices/AreaOffices/ Aberdeen/aberdeen.asp |
The agency provides health care services to more than 457 federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal groups, and Alaska Natives. The majority of the Indian population requiring IHS care live on federal Indian reservations and in small rural communities. Many of these communities are located in the western United States The Indian people in these areas frequently lack not only the knowledge, but the essentials for a healthy, productive life. This low standard of living increases both the challenge and the opportunity for IHS and staff to fulfill our goal of raising the level of Indian health. There are numerous health problems present in unusually high proportions in Indian communities, such as alcoholism, mental health problems, poor dental health, lack of pre-natal care, and high infant mortality. Their health professionals are challenged to provide comprehensive health care that encompasses the preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and environmental aspects of overall medical care. Their objectives are: deliver the highest quality health services possible; assist tribes and Native corporations to develop their capacity to staff and manage health programs; act as the federal advocate in health related matters. |
Planning For Health Care Decisions Contact Information The State Bar of South Dakota 222 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-2596 Email: tbarnett@sdbar.org Web: http://www.sdbar.org/ pamphlets/health.htm |
Web site made up of frequently asked questions on health care legal decisions. There is also instructions on how to receive a pamphlet on these issues. |
