South Dakota Department of Health

Nearly all long-term care residents and staff in South Dakota have been tested for COVID-19. Now, the Department of Health has released guidelines for…

State health officials say the majority of COVID-19 cases connected to the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls have recovered. Meanwhile, other…

In The Moment … May 14, 2020 Show 817 Hour 2As the rest of the nation seeks ways to reopen the economy, South Dakotans were never on a statewide…

In The Moment ... March 25, 2020 Show 781 Hour 2President Donald Trump. Dr. Anthony Fauci. Governor Kristi Noem. Your local city council and mayor. The…

Senator Wayne Steinhauer is working to clarify regulations on assisted living and nursing homes with Senate Bill 139. He wants to encourage consolidating…

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed two cases of mumps in southeastern South Dakota. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services…

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…

Healthcare providers are teaming up with the South Dakota Department of Health, Game Fish and Parks, and SDSU Extension to provide exercise prescriptions.…

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…