December
December 12 - New diagnositc software being used in South Dakota hospitals, clinics
December 11 - Practice food safety to prevent food-borne illness during holidays
December 8 - Still time for parents to vaccinate kids for flu
December 3 - Stopping the flu starts with you
December 2 - South Dakota births up in 2007
November
November 25 -
South Dakota reports first lab-confirmed influenza of season
November 24 - State Vital Records office closed for walk-in customers December 2
November 21 - Dover, Johnson honored
November 21 - Health Department honors staff
November 20 - Electronic health record demonstration deadline nears
November 20 - South Dakotans are kicking the habit: over 40,000 calls to QuitLine
November 17 - State awards $1 million in healthcare preparedness grants
November 14 -
State urges flu vaccine for kids as holidays approach
November 13 -
Rural hospitals receive $200,000 in technology grants
November 7 - State awards post-secondary schools tobacco prevention grants
November 6 - Pertussis cases up in South Dakota
November 6 - Stay active during holiday season with Holiday Healthy Challenge
October
October 31 - State awards school districts tobacco prevention grants
October 16 - Surgeon General makes South Dakota stop on child obesity tour
September
September 29 - State program in 11th year of offering cancer screening to women
September 26 - State again offers free flu vaccine for kids
September 26 - Milbank nurse receives March of Dimes award
September 11 - Tuberculosis cases up
September 8 - Health Department works to help parents instill healthy eating habits
August
August 27 - State seeks electronic health record applications
August 26 - Yankton, Parkston honored by state for child flu effort
August 18 -
Healthcare workforce grants awarded
August 8 -
State's child immunization rate up; clinics honored for role
August 7 - State issues consumption advisory for walleye from Twin Lakes, Pudwell Dam
August 4 - Meningitis vaccine recommended for pre-teens, college freshmen
July
July 21 - South Dakota observes 2nd Great Day of Play
July 14 - Vaccines and autism
July 14 - South Dakota Department of Health recognizes World Breastfeeding Week
June
June 28 - State mosquito control dollars awarded based on risk
June 27 - South Dakota reports first West Nile virus detection of the season
June 18 - Gov. Rounds announces more mosquito funds for flood areas
June 12 - Sodabriety challenge participants trade sweetened beverages for water
June 11 - Gov. Rounds announces grants for local mosquito control programs
June 2 - Remember food safety at outdoor gatherings
May
May 22 - Time to think about West Nile virus prevention
May 15 - Journal column ignores real health risk of raw milk
May 8 - Celebrate a tobacco-free Mother's Day
May 7 - Risk of tick-borne disease returns with spring
May 1 - Recruitment incentive program accepting applications for health professionals
April
April 28 - Shigellosis cases up in Walworth, Corson Counties
April 28 - Celebrate Women's Health Week, May 11-17
April 24 - Animal rabies cases continue to drop
April 16 - Health Department announces tobacco control grant opportunity
April 15 - South Dakotans urged to take precautions against Hantavirus
April 10 - Healthy South Dakota offers "Sodabriety" challenge
March
March 28 - South Dakota's percentage of overweight students drops
March 17 - Still time to register for the 2008 WNV and mosquito control conference
March 13 - Healthy South Dakota conducts workplace surveys
March 5 - WIC program announces new income guidelines
February
February 28 - Health Department names five to Public Health Leadership Institute
February 25 - 2008 West Nile Virus and mosquito control conference set
February 22 -
Healthy South Dakota challenge logs 10,000 hours of physical activity
February 19 - South Dakota reports first influenza death of season
February 8 - Nutrition facts, not fads, make for healthy lifestyle
January
January 18 - Get screened during February Heart Health Month
January 14 - South Dakota part of multi-state Salmonella investigation
January 4 - State awards community coalitions tobacco prevention grants
