South Dakota Department of Health

A bill aiming for the legalization of medical marijuana has been amended to only allow for cannabidiol, one of the main chemical compounds found in the…

A bill before the South Dakota Legislature requires doctors to provide additional information to women considering an abortion. The measure adds to the…

Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved a bill requiring a meningitis vaccine for school children. Colleen Winter with the…

South Dakota has its first confirmed flu case of the season. A Marshall County resident in the 70 to 79 age group was hospitalized with influenza A.…

The department of health wants to get more people walking. Mobridge and Keystone are the latest towns receiving grants to access the walkability of…

For several diseases South Dakota has top childhood vaccination rates in the nation. The latest information available comes from the 2014 National…

South Dakota businesses who want to give their employees a chance to be physically active throughout the day can apply for a Steps to Wellness Grant.…

State health experts say that more than one third of South Dakota’s children are overweight or obese. That’s according to the most recent sampling from…

Doneen Hollingsworth has led the Health Department since 1995, serving in the administrations of governors Bill Janklow, Mike Rounds and Dennis Daugaard.…

The number of people infected with sexually transmitted diseases continues to be on the rise in South Dakota. Health Officials say chlamydia is the most…