The South Dakota Department of Human Services has updated the Strategic Plan.

Dakota at Home is a free information and referral service provided by the Department of Human Services, Division of Long Term Services and Supports. Dakota at Home provides objective information and options planning to help individuals, regardless of age, disability, or income, identify and access public and private services and supports in their local communities.

March is Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Awareness Month. Themes throughout March will highlight education, employment and community living.

Gov. Kristi Noem has proclaimed March Adult Nutrition Month (ANM) in South Dakota.

Every March, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) leads the nation in recognizing Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge and support the millions of Americans impacted by brain injury. The theme for the 2018-2019 awareness campaign is Change Your Mind. Every nine seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. Estimates indicate that 5.3 million Americans live with brain injury-related disabilities at a cost exceeding $82 billion annually.

The South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education (SHIINE) program is currently seeking volunteers for a variety of roles.

The South Dakota Senior Health Information and Insurance Education program would like to remind all Medicare eligible individuals that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have begun and will continue to mail out new Medicare cards in the coming months.