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How Policy, System, and Environment Changes Help Reduce the Burden of Skin Cancer in South Dakota’s Childcare Facilities

“Some Things You Can’t Undo. Prediabetes You Can.”

How Does Your Garden Grow in Fort Pierre? A Healthy HometownSM Powered by Wellmark Success Story

Utilizing Evidence-Based Interventions to Increase Preventative Cancer Screening Among the Hutterite Population in SD

Improving HPV Vaccination Rates Across Rural South Dakota

Hypertension Management Program: Year 1 Success Story

Inspiring Health and Wellness for Patients with Hypertension at Coteau des Prairies through Compass Care

Huron Clinic’s Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Proves an Effective Model for Hypertension Diagnosis and Control

Overcoming Barriers Around Social Determinants of Health

Increasing Healthcare Referrals for Better Choices, Better Health® South Dakota

Supporting Cancer Patients and Survivors Through Implementation of Evidence-Based Nutrition Interventions

Preventing Cancer in South Dakota: Successful Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates

Falls Community Health Partners with Local Clinic to Provide Colonoscopies at Reduced Cost

Tobacco-Free Jacks: Implementing a tobacco-free campus at South Dakota State University

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: the first reservation in South Dakota to become smoke-free in all indoor public places

Wagner Students Grow Nutritious Food for a Healthy Life

Expanding Physical Activity Opportunities in South Dakota

Collaboration Expands Health and Wellness Programs in Mitchell

Getting Back On Track With Blood Pressure Control: 1815 Year 4

Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Addresses a Common, Dangerous Health Issue that Can Lead to Life-Altering Concerns

Corrections of Inefficiencies and Standardization of Lactating Rooms

South Dakotans Learn About the Risks of Cardiovascular Disease Through a Continued Partnership Between the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Service Network of South Dakota and the South Dakota Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program: Year 5 of the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program 

With positive results, Webster clinic continues to play an active role in the management of hypertension, and prevention of heart disease and stroke by offering the Self -Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program to patients and community members.

Yankton Medical Clinic Implements Self-MeasuredBlood Pressure Monitoring Program: Taking Ownership of One’sOwn Health

The known and unknown. Two sides to our non-clinical Self-Measured Blood Pressure’s purpose and the outcomes at the Mitchell Recreation Center

Getting a Bigger Picture with Home Blood Pressure Monitoring at Platte Health Center Avera

Sanford Diabetes Prevention Program – Health Plan

CHA Success Story

Risk Comes with Not Knowing: Using Health Guides to Address Social Drivers of Health for Patients Living with Hypertension, Diabetes, and Hyperlipidemia