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Brown, Beadle, and Minnehaha Counties Mosquito Pool First West Nile Detection of Season
The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the first West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pools have been detected in Brown, Beadle, and Minnehaha Counties.
Department of Health Opens Applications for Year Two of the State Loan Repayment Program
Department of Health Opens Applications for Year Two of the State Loan Repayment Program
South Dakota Department of Health Announces Grant Funding to Support Local Emergency Medical Services
South Dakota Department of Health Announces Grant Funding to Support Local Emergency Medical Services
South Dakota Health Department Issues Mosquito Control Advisory Post-Flooding
The South Dakota Department of Health is advising residents to take proactive steps to reduce mosquito populations following recent floods in several southeastern counties.
First Human West Nile Virus Case of 2024 Reported in Beadle County
Today, the South Dakota Department of Health confirmed the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of the 2024 season in a resident of Beadle County.
South Dakota Department of Health Announces Next Round of Grant Application Funding to Support Local Emergency Medical Services
Today, the South Dakota Department of Health announced that the next round of Regional Services Designation (RSD) grant application funding for emergency medical services (EMS) will be open from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 2024.
South Dakota Health Link Expands Partnership to Improve Quality and Effective Healthcare in the Midwest
South Dakota Health Link is the state’s health information exchange which is working to strengthen its partnership with Health Catalyst, Inc., a top provider of data and technology services for healthcare across the country.
South Dakota Health Link Announces 10th Annual Fall Forum
South Dakota’s health information exchange, Health Link, will host its 10th Annual Fall Forum on Oct. 10, 2024, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.
Department of Health Opens Applications for Year Three of the State Loan Repayment Program
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) will open the 2024 application period for the State Loan Repayment Program.
South Dakota Department of Health Reports Pertussis Death
The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of Pertussis and influenza. The last Pertussis death occurred in 2023 among a pediatric patient.