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South Dakota State Profile

South Dakota lies in the Upper Midwest and is divided into east and west by the Missouri River. Western South Dakota is well known for the Black Hills (the highest mountains east of the Rockies), the Badlands and Mount Rushmore. The largest cities are Sioux Falls, located on the eastern side, and Rapid City on the west. The capital, Pierre, is centrally located on the Missouri River. South Dakota is home to nine federally recognized Indian tribes and over 8% of the state's 754,000 residents are Native American. Thirty-four of South Dakota's sixty-six counties are designated Frontier (based on less that 7 persons per square mile). Twenty-six percent of the state's population lives in frontier counties. Tourism, agriculture and manufacturing are the mainstay of the state's economy.

State Information

• State and County Quick Facts from the Census: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/46000.html
• South Dakota Legislative Districts: http://legis.state.sd.us/who/index.aspx
• South Dakota State Government: http://www.state.sd.us/
• Population Profiles: http://ftp2.census.gov/geo/maps/special/profile2k/SD_2K_Profile.pdf
• State Health Profiles - Centers for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/stprofiles.htm
• South Dakota Department of Health: http://doh.sd.gov/
• South Dakota Office of Rural Health: http://www.state.sd.us/doh/rural/
• University of South Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences: http://www.usd.edu/med/
• South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care: http://www.sdfmc.org/
• South Dakota Indian Tribes: http://www.500nations.com/South_Dakota_Tribes.asp

State Health Resource Lists

• State Resources - South Dakota (from the Rural Assistance Center): http://www.raconline.org/states/southdakota.php

Health Workforce Profiles

• Health Resource Shortage Area Workforce Profiles: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/statesummaries/southdakota.htm

State Medical or Health Professional Associations

• South Dakota State Medical Association: http://www.sdsma.org/
• South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations: http://www.sdaho.org/

Emergency Preparedness

• South Dakota Office of Homeland Security: http://www.state.sd.us/homeland/
• South Dakota Office of Emergency Management: http://www.oem.sd.gov/

State Contact Librarian

Samanthi Hewakapuge, Consumer Health Coordinator, samanthi@uic.edu, 312-996-7791 (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Regional Advisory Council Representative

• NN/LM-GMR Regional Advisory Council, 2006-2011

  Pat Hamilton, South Dakota State Representative, phamilton@national.edu, 605-721-5296

Library Associations

• South Dakota Library Association, Academic Health and Special Section

  Kay Christensen, Chair, kchriste@augie.edu, 605-274-4921

Union Listing Organizations

• Minitex Library Information Network, University of Minnesota

Outreach Libraries

• Wegner Health Science Information Center, ILLReference: 605-357-1400
  Loansome Doc: 605-357-1517
  Loansome Doc: 605-357-1599
  Interlibrary Loan: 605-357-1517
  Interlibrary Loan: 605-357-1599
  Network Profile

Resource Libraries

• The University of South Dakota, USD University Libraries-ILLReference: 605-677-5123
  Loansome Doc: 605-677-5349
  Interlibrary Loan: 605-677-5349
  Network Profile
• Wegner Health Science Information Center, ILLReference: 605-357-1400
  Loansome Doc: 605-357-1517
  Loansome Doc: 605-357-1599
  Interlibrary Loan: 605-357-1517
  Interlibrary Loan: 605-357-1599
  Network Profile

South Dakota GMR Members

Directory of members in South Dakota.