Find links to agencies, organizations, and other websites that provide information, services, and resources of interest to the deaf and hard of hearing and to their families.
The Department of Health strives to provide information the public can trust and routinely reviews content to ensure links to outside resources support our mission. The inclusion of links to other websites is provided for informational purposes only and is not an endorsement of specific organizations or materials. This information is not a substitute for medical care. The department is not able to answer personal medical questions. Please see your healthcare provider concerning appropriate care, treatment, or other medical advice.
South Dakota Resources
- Audiology Clinics in South Dakota
- South Dakota Association of the Deaf
- South Dakota Department of Education (SD DOE) Birth to Three Early Intervention Program
- South Dakota Department of Human Services (SD DHS)
- South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD DSS)
- SD EHDI Collaborative Facebook
- South Dakota Hands & Voices Instagram
- South Dakota Parent Connection
- South Dakota Services for the Deaf (SDSD)
- SD Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs (SD DROP)
- South Dakota Hands & Voices
- University of South Dakota (USD) Center for Disabilities
- University of South Dakota (USD) Deaf-Blind Program
- University of South Dakota (USD) Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders
- University of South Dakota (USD) Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders Scottish Rite Speech Language and Hearing Clinic
- Bright Start
- Your Baby's Hearing
National Resources
- A Parent's Guide to Genetics and Hearing Loss
- Better Hearing Institute
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) EHDI
- CMV Facts for Parents
- Early Hearing Detection & Intervention — Pediatric Audiology Services EHDI PALS
- Healthy Children
- MedlinePlus
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Cued Speech Association
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Contact Us
South Dakota Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening Program
Bernadette Boes, RN
South Dakota Newborn Screening Program Coordinator
South Dakota Newborn Screening Program
Office of Child and Family Services
South Dakota Department of Health
Gregory, SD
Phone: 605-773-2944
Email: Bernadette.Boes@state.sd.us
South Dakota Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (SD EHDI) Collaborative
Haifa A. Samra, PhD, RN, CNL, FAAN
Dean, Professor
School of Health Sciences
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Phone: 605-658-6500
Email: Haifa.AbouSamra@usd.edu
Jessica J. Messersmith, PhD., CCC-A
Associate Dean, Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Phone: 605-677-5474
Email: Jessica.Messersmith@usd.edu
Shelby Hintze Jepperson, MPH, CPH
Project Director, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention HRSA Grant
School of Health Sciences
University of South Dakota
Sioux Falls, SD
Phone: 605-357-1544
Email: Shelby.Jepperson@usd.edu
Coral Dirks, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
Project Co-Director, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention HRSA Grant
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Phone: 605-658-3870
Email: Coral.Dirks@usd.edu