ServSafe Food Service Training
Coordinated School Health Training Opportunities (Department of Education; select "Health" as subject)
Health observances for 2008 (National Health Information Center)
May 2008
American Stroke Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 10— Walk in the Park: Springs of Sica Hollow, Fort Sisseton, 2 p.m.
May 11-17—National Women's Health Week
May 13— Administrative Rules Hearing: Vacation Home Licensure
May 13-15—Contact Investigation Conference, Sioux Falls (for
nurses, disease intervention workers, and allied health care workers actively engaged in TB contact investigations)
May 14— Healthcare Workforce Seminar, Sioux Falls
May 17— Walk in the Park: Talking in the Trees, Richmond Lake Recreation Area, 10 a.m.
May 19-25—Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
May 20— Healthcare Workforce Seminar, Huron
May 20—Administrative Rules Hearing: Children's Special Health Services
May 24— Walk in the Park: Stories in Stone, Farm Island Recreation Area, 10 a.m.
May 25— Walk in the Park: Walk with the Fort Randall Infantry, Fort Randall Recreation Area, 7:30 p.m.
May 31— Walk in the Park: Spring Wildflowers, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 10:30 a.m.
June 2008
June 1—National Cancer Survivors Day
June 4—Pediatric Update from the University of Alabama Birmingham: Assessment, Treatment and Environmental Factors that Impact Childhood Obesity
June 7—
Walk in the Park: Healthy Incredible Edibles, Farm Island Recreation Area, 10 a.m.
June 7— Walk in the Park: Bird Watching Basics, Oahe Downstream Recreation Area, 9 a.m.
June 7— Walk in the Park: Trek the Tower, Custer State Park, 1 p.m.
June 9-15—National Men's Health Week
June 12—
Walk in the Park: Just Desserts, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, 7 p.m.
June 14— Walk in the Park: Birds Paradise, Big Sioux Recreation Area, 9 a.m.
June 14— Walk in the Park: Bird Watching Basics, Indian Creek Recreation Area, 7 p.m.
June 14—Kidney Walk 2008, Sioux Falls Stadium (Home of the Canaries)
Join USD President Jim Abbott and kidney donor, and his kidney recipient Bruce King, USD Diversity Officer to raise awareness of organ donation.
Call (605) 322-7025 or email dakotasinfo@kidney.org
June 20— Walk in the Park: Lewis & Clark Walk Through History, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 7:30 p.m.
June 21— Walk in the Park: Exploring the Outdoors, West Whitlock Recreation Area, 9 a.m.
June 28— Walk in the Park: Insect Hide & Seek, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 9:30 a.m.
June 28— Walk in the Park: Walking Tour to King & Queen Rocks, Palisades State Park, 10 a.m.
July 2008
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
July 5— Walk in the Park: Fireworks, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 10:30 p.m.
July 11— Walk in the Park: Owl Prowl Hike, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 10:30 p.m.
July 17— Walk in the Park: Geocaching 101, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, 7 p.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: Sensibilities, Farm Island Recreation Area, 9:30 p.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: What Lies Beneath Our Feet, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 9:30 p.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: Journey Through Time, Oakwood Lakes State Park, 10 a.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: Takin' a Likin' to Lichens, Palisades State Park, 9 a.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: Recollections of Roy, Roy Lake State Park, 10 a.m.
July 19— Walk in the Park: Nature in the Evening, Indian Creek Recreation Area, 7 p.m.
July 26— Walk in the Park: The Great Outdoors, West Whitlock Recreation Area, 7 p.m.
August 2008
National Immunization Awareness Month
August 8—
Walk in the Park: Tree ID, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 7:30 p.m.
August 9— Walk in the Park: Biking for the Birds, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, 8 a.m.
August 9— Walk in the Park: Nature Fun Poker Run, Lake Herman State Park, 10 a.m.
August 9— Walk in the Park: Nature Fun Poker Run, Walker's Point Recreation Area, 4 p.m.
August 16— Walk in the Park: CSI - Animal Tracks, Farm Island Recreation Area, 10 a.m.
August 16— Walk in the Park: Treasure Hunt, Pickerel Lake Recreation Area, 10 a.m.
August 16— Walk in the Park: Evening with the Owls, Oahe Downstream Recreation Area, 8:30 p.m.
August 16-17— HIV Prevention Planning Group Meeting, Sioux Falls; time to be determined
August 22— Walk in the Park: Lewis & Clark Walk Through History, Lewis & Clark Recreation Area, 7:30 p.m.
September 2008
America On the Move's September Campaign
Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/Head Lice Prevention Month
September 7-13—National Suicide Prevention Week
September 16—Get Ready Day
September 18-19—33rd Annual South Dakota Perinatal Association Conference, Pierre Ramkota
September 20—
Walk in the Park: Secrets of Sica, A Colorful Unveiling, Sica Hollow State Park, 10 a.m.
September 27— Walk in the Park: Laura Ingalls Wilder History Walk, Lake Thompson Recreation Area, 6 p.m.
October 2008
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
"Talk About Prescriptions" Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
October 4—
Walk in the Park: CandleLight Walk, Newton Hills State Park, 7 p.m.
October 9-10 - South Dakota Infection Control Conference, Ramkota, Rapid City (watch this site for details)
October 17—National Mammography Day
October 24-25—
Walk in the Park: Halloween Night Hike, Custer State Park, 5:30 p.m.
October 25— Walk in the Park: 5th Annual Spooktacular Trail, Big Sioux Recreation Area, 5 p.m.
October 26— Walk in the Park: Trick or Treat Halloween Hike, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, 4:30 p.m.
November 2008
American Diabetes Month
November 14-15— HIV Prevention Planning Group Meeting, Rapid City; time to be determined
November 20—Great American Smokeout
November 28—National Flossing Day
December 2008
National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month
December 1—World Aids Day
December 7-13—National Handwashing Awareness Week
