Office of Health Promotion
This office coordinates programs designed to promote health and prevent disease. For information or technical assistance regarding any of the following programs, call 1-800-738-2301.
- All Women Count! (Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program) - coordinates statewide activities to promote early detection of breast and cervical cancer. Pays for screening tests for women who are underinsured and meet age and income guidelines.
- The All Women Count! Chronic Disease Screening Program provides cardiovascular and diabetes screening to eligible women enrolled in All Women Count! The program reimburses health care providers for screening, diagnosis, and patient education for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Diabetes Prevention & Control Program - collaborates with partners to design, implement, and evaluate a broad range of public health strategies to reduce the burden of diabetes and improve the quality of life for all persons affected by diabetes in South Dakota.
- Healthy South Dakota Initiative - a statewide effort to promote healthy eating and increased physical activity as a means to reduce overweight/obesity and chronic disease. The Healthy South Dakota website provides a single, reliable source of information on nutrition and physical activity.
- Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Program - promotes healthy communities through prevention, detection, and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases within South Dakota.The goal is to prevent cardiovascular disease through public and professional education and partnerships with communities to educate, promote healthy lifestyle behaviors, and build skills to initiate environmental and policy change strategies.
- Oral Health Program - strives to improve the oral health of South Dakotans by: collaborating with partners to assess access to care, workforce and dental health needs, and supporting programs to provide education for consumers and professionals.
- School Health - provides technical guidance and services to schools; the department's Coordinated School Health Program is administered jointly with Department of Education's Coordinated School Health Program.
- South Dakota Cancer Registry - ensures the coordination of cancer reporting in the state.
- Tobacco Control Program - coordinates state efforts to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.
