South Dakota
Capital: Pierre
Population: 754,844
Land Area: 75, 955 square miles
Persons per square mile: 9.9
Births/year: 12,389
Largest Cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Aberdeen
Source: Maternal Child Health Title V Block Grant 2006 Annual Report
State Poster: Genetics in South Dakota 2007
State Links
- Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic: Genetics
- South Dakota Department of Health
- South Dakota Newborn Metabolic Screening Program
- Children's Special Health Services
- South Dakota Parent Connection
Information and assistance for families of children with Disabilities
State Program Contacts
- State Genetics Coordinator
(vacant)
Contact: Lucy Fossen
Office of Family Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Capital
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Tel: 605-773-2944 or 605-773-3361 or
(800) 738-2301 (in SD only)
Fax: 605-773-2944
Email - State Laboratory Director
Stanton Beberich, PhD
Program Manger
University of Iowa
University Hygienic Lab
102 Oakdale Campus, #H101 OH
Iowa City, IA 52242-5002
Tel: (319) 335-4500
Fax: (319) 335-4555
Email - Newborn Screening Coordinator
Lucy Fossen
Newborn Screening Program
Office of Family Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 E. Capital
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Tel: 605-773-2944 or 605-773-3361 or
(800) 738-2301 (in SD only)
Fax: 605-773-2944
Email - Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Director
Barb Hemmelman
State Department of Health
600 E. Capital
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
Phone: (605) 773-4749
Toll-Free: (800) 850-0064 (in SD)
Fax: (605) 773-5942
Email