South Dakota Department of Health

Grants are available to assist cities, counties and tribes in South Dakota with mosquito control efforts. Since the establishment of the program, the state has provided millions of dollars to fight the West Nile virus. Kaitlin Thomas is with the South Dakota Department of Health.

In The Moment … January 27th, 2021 Show 979 Hour 2South Dakota is one of the nation's leaders in distribution and administration of the approved COVID-19…

In The Moment ... March 11, 2020 Show 771 Hour 1The South Dakota Department of Health has announced the first confirmed cases of COVID-19. And though most…

A suicide prevention grant is targeting Native Communities in the Black Hills. The Garrett Lee Smith grant awards more than three million dollars over…

In The Moment ... August 6, 2019 Show 631 Hour 2In conjunction with nationwide efforts to promote the benefits of breastfeeding, Governor Kristi Noem has…

As healthcare professionals bring more focus to mental health treatment, one effort is to prevent suicide. The best way to know what works and what…

In The Moment ... June 27, 2018 Show 367 Hour 1 We talk this hour about addressing opioid overuse and abuse in South Dakota and the statewide efforts and…

In The Moment ... January 2, 2018 Show 247 Hour 1Dr. Josh Clayton is the state's new epidemiologist. He joins us for an overview of his role, an update on…

State health officials warn that sexually transmitted diseases are at a 30 year high in South Dakota. In South Dakota this year there are over 2,000 cases…

Do you understand all the twists and turns that Medicaid expansion has taken is South Dakota?Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon joins Dakota Midday to…