December
December 22 - Health Department adopts new influenza reporting rules
December 4 - Health Department urges precautions against Norovirus
November
November 22 - Governor announces free flu shots for South Dakota toddlers, preschoolers
November 17 - Governor, South Dakota QuitLine Receive Cancer Society Award
November 9 - South Dakota detects first influenza of season
November 3 - Healthy Hunter campaign announces GPS winners
October
October 25 - Governor announces $200,000 in rural hospital grants
October 24 - State gives schools equipment to track child obesity
October 20 - South Dakota kindergarten immunization among highest in nation
October 16 - Health Department urges flu shots for high risk
October 6 - Health officials urge good hygiene as diarrheal illness reported
October 6 - State assesses use of electronic health records
September
September 14 - Healthy Hunter Shoot Out scheduled for Outdoor Campus
September 11 - State's child immunization rates climbs to 85%; clinics honored for their role
September 5 - South Dakotans encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables during National 5 A Day Month
September 5 - South Dakota Schools Walk starts 4th year
September 1 - Center Point puppies exposed to rabies; new owners asked to contact health officials
August
August 23 - CDC & APHL make influenza virus sequence data publicly accessible; SD Public Health Lab participates
August 17 - South Dakota reports West Nile associated death
August 16 - Syphilis cases reported in South Dakota
August 11 - Consumption advisory issued for North Island Lake walleye
August 2 - Summit to address health care workforce opportunities
August 1 - South Dakota Department of Health recognizes World Breastfeeding Week
July
July 31 - South Dakota reports Hantavirus associated death
July 28 - South Dakota awarded one of 13 Healthy States Grants from the National Governors Association
July 26 - Gov. Rounds announces development of Trauma System
July 25 - E. coli cases rise; health officials stress food safety precautions
July 17 - Meningitis immunization recommended for high school & college freshmen
July 11 - Health officials offer hot weather safety tips
July 10 - South Dakota reports first human WNV case
June
June 23 - Shigellosis cases increase
June 16 - State awards educational institutions tobacco prevention grants
June 15 - South Dakota detects first WNV positive mosquito
June 12 - State awards $600,000 for local pandemic influenza planning
June 12 - HealthySD.gov urges South Dakotans to get "On the Move" in July
June 9 - Start thinking now about West Nile prevention
June 2 - State's hospital pricing web site offers first year of data
May
May 26 - Mumps cases rise; increased efforts underway
May 26 - Mumps immunization clinic scheduled for Wagner community
May 23 - School mumps clinics well underway
May 17 - Gov. Rounds announces $518,000 in mosquito control grants
May 16 - Mumps vaccination effort expands
May 9 - College mumps vaccination clinics wrapping up
May 4 - Breast and cervical cancer screening program reaches 10,000 mark
May 3 - State offers help to worksites interested in wellness programs
May 2 - Hit the Trails During May for Capital Community Challenge
May 1 - Health Department schedules mumps immunization clinics
May 1 - Health systems, state ready to go tobacco-free May 31; Health Department offers kits to help other employers join the initiative
April
April 26 - South Dakota reports second mumps case
April 21 - South Dakota reports mumps case
April 20 - Governor announces $1.1 million in grants to hospitals, clinics,
and surgery centers for preparedness
April 19 - South Dakota watching for mumps as cases increase in Iowa
April 18 - Ticks are out and hungry
April 17 - One-third of South Dakota students overweight
April 12 - Challenge participants eat 6,000 gallons of fruits & vegetables
April 6 - Animal rabies drop in South Dakota in 2006
March
March 28 - Health Department urges whooping cough vaccination for adolescents
March 28 - Health Department announces mosquito control grant program
March 24 - WIC Program announces new income guidelines
March 22 - State to award grants for local pandemic influenza planning
March 10 - Gov Rounds praises participation at Pandemic Influenza Summit
March 2 - Gov. Rounds holds pandemic influenza summit; urges South Dakota to prepare
February
February 7 - HealthySD.gov offers statewide fruit & vegetable challenge for National Nutrition Month in March
February 3 - Annual mosquito control conference scheduled for March 13
January
January 25 - South Dakota HIV rate up in 2005
January 24 - Governor announces statewide pandemic influenza summit
January 23 - High percentage of South Dakotans with diabetes get needed care
January 20 - Healthy smiles for children in 2006
January 19 - Healthcare in Partnership with Education Week set for February 5-11
January 3 - South Dakota infant mortality rate up, SIDS deaths down
