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South Dakota State Profile and Resources

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.

South Dakota Network Information

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/

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