BCBH® SD Network
Chronic disease affects quality of life, has a huge economic impact, and increases the need for healthcare services. The BCBH-SD Network provides education and training in chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) and physical activity.
The Better Choices, Better Health® SD Program offers physical activity and fall prevention workshops. Participants will learn skills, gain confidence, and receive peer support to help them learn new ways to get through their daily activities and manage physical and mental health wellness.
All programming provided by the BCBH-SD Network is licensed and managed by SDSU Extension and supported by the South Department of Health and the South Dakota Department of Human Services.
BCBH-SD programs are modeled after an evidence-based process originally developed by Stanford University, rigorously tested in randomized, controlled trials by the Patient Education Research Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine. All components of the workshops have been medically approved. For a more in-depth history of these programs, visit the Self Management Resource Center.
Our Value Proposition
We provide a statewide infrastructure to successfully deliver person-centered self-management education programs that empower South Dakotans to:
- Improve their health, satisfaction, and self-efficacy
- Manage rising health care costs
Our Team
Individuals empower South Dakotans to achieve optimal wellbeing
Partners establish a synergetic network that provides access and opportunity for improved health
Our Mission
Collectively inspiring people to live their best life
Our Purpose
Challenge and elevate people to think differently about their health
Our Team
Lori Oster
BCBH-SD Program Director, SDSU Extension
Megan Jacobson
Nutrition Field Specialist
Laura Harmelink
Community Outreach Coordinator
Nikki Prosch
WWE Program Coordinator
Hope Kleine
F&S! Program Coordinator
Program support
SDSU Extension
Serves as the license holder, fiscal agent, and operations administrator
SD Department of Health
Provides leadership, funding support, and promotion of program services
SD Department of Human Services
Provides leadership, funding support, and promotion of program services
Additional partners
- AARP
- Active Generations
- Advisory Council/Falls Prevention Coalition
- Avera Health
- Avera St. Benedict Health Center*
- Avera St. Mary’s
- Community Health Center of the Black Hills
- Community Health Worker Collaborative
- Department of Human Services, Long Term Services and Supports*
- Great Plains Quality Innovation Network*
- Great Plains Tribal Leader’s Health Board
- Horizon Health Care
- Human Service Agency
- Huron Regional Medical Center
- Lake Area Technical College
- Mitchell Technical College
- Monument Health*
- Platte Health Center
- Sanford Health*
- SDAHO
- South Dakota Department of Health*
- South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care*
- South Dakota State University Extension*
- Volunteers of America-Dakotas*
- Wellmark
*Sponsoring Host Organizations with signed BCBH Memorandum of Agreement
Resources
BCBH-SD Referral Resources
Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota Referrals Model Policy
Data & Marketing Materials
The Cost Savings of Investing in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Cost Savings Infographic
Print Materials
Order from the DOH’s Educational Materials Catalog. Choose the “Chronic Disease” category and select from a variety of materials available for free.
National Resources
- Self-Management Resource Center
- National Council on Aging (NCOA) Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
- Community Health Needs Assessment Example
- NCOA: Chronic Disease Self-Management Fact Sheet
- NCOA: Value of Chronic Disease Self-Management
- Stanford University Model: Triple Aim Goals
