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2016

Conference

South Dakota State University

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Children’S Health In South Dakota, Carole Cochran May 2016

Children’S Health In South Dakota, Carole Cochran

South Dakota Demography Conference

Children’s health is the foundation of their overall development, and ensuring that they are born healthy is the first step toward increasing the life chances of children. Poor health in childhood impacts other critical aspects of a child’s life and can have lasting consequences on the child’s future health and well-being. The session will review children’s health data in South Dakota for infant mortality, low birthweight, child and teen deaths, teen births, and prenatal care. Data will cover South Dakota compared to the nation and adjacent states; state trend data; county data, and data by race.


The Many Faces Of South Dakota: Past, Present And Future, Weiwei Zhang May 2016

The Many Faces Of South Dakota: Past, Present And Future, Weiwei Zhang

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will cover population trends and structural changes in the state, county, and local communities by age, race, and nativity from 19th century to the present. It will provide a complete demographic profile of the diverse population in the state.


Avera's Journey Utilizing Big Data & Analytics To Understand Population Health In South Dakota, Preston Renshaw May 2016

Avera's Journey Utilizing Big Data & Analytics To Understand Population Health In South Dakota, Preston Renshaw

South Dakota Demography Conference

No abstract provided.


Colorectal And Female Breast Cancer In South Dakota, Patricia Da Rosa May 2016

Colorectal And Female Breast Cancer In South Dakota, Patricia Da Rosa

South Dakota Demography Conference

Among all cancers, colorectal and female breast cancer are among the most common cancers in South Dakota (SD). In 2012, 398 cases of colorectal and 672 cases of female breast cancer were diagnosed among South Dakota residents. This presentation will report the incidence and mortality rates of colorectal and female breast cancer in SD by age, race and county.


Population Denominators: Measuring Risk To Improve Health And Well-Being, Long Kightlinger May 2016

Population Denominators: Measuring Risk To Improve Health And Well-Being, Long Kightlinger

South Dakota Demography Conference

Population denominator numbers stratified age, race, gender, county and zip code are essential public health tools in determining disease burden and risk. Accurate disease incidence and prevalence data are needed by state and local health care providers and public policy makers to appropriately target health service delivery and public health interventions.


Working With American Indian Communities To Utilize And Improve Data For Heath Research, Jessica Hanson, Wyatt Pickner, Susan Puumala May 2016

Working With American Indian Communities To Utilize And Improve Data For Heath Research, Jessica Hanson, Wyatt Pickner, Susan Puumala

South Dakota Demography Conference

This session will include three presentations on data collection with American Indian communities and discuss current gaps and possible solutions. The first presentation will be on community input and utilization of data for program development. The second presentation will discuss the availability and utility of local data. The final presentation will describe existing data sources for longitudinal regional and national data that may relate to American Indian health.


4th Annual South Dakota Demography Conference Program, State Data Center May 2016

4th Annual South Dakota Demography Conference Program, State Data Center

South Dakota Demography Conference

The 4th annual South Dakota Demography Conference was held at the University Center in Sioux Falls on May 19th and 20th, 2016. It was organized by the State Data Center, in conjunction with Black Hills Knowledge Network, and South Dakota State University. The theme of the conference was "Population and Health"


4th Annual South Dakota Demography Poster, State Data Center May 2016

4th Annual South Dakota Demography Poster, State Data Center

South Dakota Demography Conference

No abstract provided.


Conference Report: 4th Annual South Dakota Demography Conference, 2016, Weiwei Zhang May 2016

Conference Report: 4th Annual South Dakota Demography Conference, 2016, Weiwei Zhang

South Dakota Demography Conference

The Conference was held on May 19th and 20th (half day), 2016 in University Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The program included 2 plenary sessions, 5 breakout sessions, 3 workshop sessions, 1 data user feedback session, and 1 post-conference webinar on population and health related topics and data tools and resources prepared by 14 presenters.