Rural health and human services resources for South Dakota, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/states/ The Phillips Caregiver Award acknowledges and honors a caregivers contribution that is vital to the independence and quality of life of a person with a disability. -- Courage Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1912 Thu, 15 May 2008 09:47:03 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1912 The program is intended to help recruit certain health professionals by providing a financial incentive for them to fill vacancies in health care facilities. -- South Dakota Department of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1908 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:45:58 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1908 Applications are now being accepted for a state program that helps rural facilities recruit health professionals. http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/UPDATES/80505025/-1/updates Tue, 13 May 2008 11:36:54 CST http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/UPDATES/80505025/-1/updates On May 8, HRSA 's Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP) launched a nationwide outreach effort to raise awareness about the need for cancer screening among people who lived near nuclear weapons testing facilities in the mid-20th century. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:19:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=8643 Daily Yonder article reports that the largest drops in personal income in rural counties between 2005 and '06 were clustered in farming counties in the Great Plains; the declines appear to have been caused, in part, by lower federal crop payments. http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-personal-income-falls-behind-cities Mon, 12 May 2008 09:51:25 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/rural-personal-income-falls-behind-cities Associated Press via AOL News reports that many states often fail to release adequate information about fatal and near-fatal child abuse cases, placing confidentiality above disclosure to a degree that thwarts needed reforms, two child advocacy groups say in a new report. http://news.aol.com/story/_a/report-faults-many-states-on-child-abuse/n20080429010809990024 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:18:42 CST http://news.aol.com/story/_a/report-faults-many-states-on-child-abuse/n20080429010809990024 Rapid City Journal reports that the South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Center is sponsoring a health care work force seminar from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 in the east auditorium at Rapid City Regional Hospital. The focus of the seminar is on increasing and stabilizing the current health care workforce. http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/04/28/news/local/doc481515f8b9834296895292.txt Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:40:30 CST http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/04/28/news/local/doc481515f8b9834296895292.txt Bismarck Tribune, (ND) article tells how high energy prices have led to languishing economic growth and continued job losses in 10 Midwestern and Plains states, according to a survey of rural bankers. http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/state/153733.txt Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:39:16 CST http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/state/153733.txt Duluth Tribune, (MN) article discusses if the merger of Delta and Northwest airlines will result in better or worse service for rural areas in the upper Midwest. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/politics/index.cfm?page=article_bureau&id=42816&legislative_tag=1 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:12:55 CST http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/politics/index.cfm?page=article_bureau&id=42816&legislative_tag=1 Works to increase telehealth utilization among rural and frontier health care providers. http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:31:30 CST http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Issue brief examining health insurance costs and health care spending of farmers and ranchers. Based on a 2007 survey of farm and ranch operators in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. -- Access Project http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:20:44 CST http://www.accessproject.org/adobe/issue_brief_no_2.pdf Set of maps showing the geographic coverage provided by 9 different rural definitions for the state. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/SD.pdf Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:25:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/ruraldefinitions/SD.pdf Sioux Falls SD June 2, 2008 -- Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center http://www.gptrac.org/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:45:15 CST http://www.gptrac.org/ Highlights of a one-day session, consisting of 25 nurse-leaders from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota who engaged in a series of roundtable discussions on the future of oldernurses in rural communities. -- Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/retainnurse.pdf Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:46:08 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/pubs/retainnurse.pdf Provides access to information on Federally Qualified Health Centers for the state. Includes a map of FQHC locations, as well as information on the populations served by health centers, services provided, staff, patient visits, costs of care, and use of electronic health information. http://www.nachc.com/research/sd.asp Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:00 CST http://www.nachc.com/research/sd.asp Provides data on Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for the state. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_SouthDakota.pdf Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:40:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/medicaidprofiles/StateProfile_SouthDakota.pdf Srives to improve HIV prevention services for Latino/Hispanic populations living in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Utah and Wyoming. Focuses on adapting and tailoring CDC-approved interventions that are culturally, linguistically and educationally appropriate. This is a capacity building assistance program for community-based organizations and state and local health departments. http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:11:26 CST http://www.proyectoideas.jsi.com/index.htm Assists rural health care providers, facilities, and organizations within the region and around the nation in order to better utilize and implement telehealth technology. Assists those just beginning their telehealth program development as well as those looking to add new telehealth-related services. -- Office for the Advancement of Telehealth http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:01:36 CST http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Profiles the states health information technology (HIT) issues. Contains sections on demographics, HIT legislation, telemedicine, Health Information Exchanges (HIE) & Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO), grant funded HIT projects, and HIT survey information. -- Rural Health Resource Center http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/sd/ Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:44:42 CST http://www.ruralcenter.org/hit_profiles/sd/ Describes a two year process aimed at systemic change by bringing a diverse sample of the Northern Great Plains region's population to the table to discuss the region's future. -- Northern Great Plains Inc. http://www.meadowlarkproject.org/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:49:03 CST http://www.meadowlarkproject.org/ Works to maximize the potential of the Northern Great Plains region through regional collaboration, by identifying and promoting policies and practices that support an integrated approach to economic opportunity, a healthy environment and vital rural communities. http://www.ngplains.org/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:44:45 CST http://www.ngplains.org/ Annual scholarships to students attending tribal colleges in South Dakota. -- American Indian College Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1562 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:53:53 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1562 A report on the findings of a survey created and administered in response to the need for information about the status of health care professionals in South Dakota. -- South Dakota Department of Health http://doh.sd.gov/Statistics/2006Workforce/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:42:14 CST http://doh.sd.gov/Statistics/2006Workforce/ Encourages the prudent investment of public financing and private capital to stimulate the construction, preservation, rehabilitation, purchase, and development of affordable single and multifamily housing and day care facilities. Provides a variety of programs that assist low and moderate-income South Dakotans. http://www.sdhda.org/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:13:36 CST http://www.sdhda.org/ Provides information, resources and programs that support economic development in the State of South Dakota. http://www.sdreadytowork.com/ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:09:37 CST http://www.sdreadytowork.com/ The Wellmark Foundation is a non-profit foundation that seeks to improve the health of Iowans, South Dakotans, and their communities. The Foundation provides support to non-profit organizations and public entities to help local communities establish or expand health initiatives. http://www.wellmark.com/foundation/ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:25:22 CST http://www.wellmark.com/foundation/