September 27, 2016 • Page 10 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com South Dakota Awarded $215,000 Opioid Abuse Grant PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota will use a $215,000 federal grant to collect and analyze data about opioid misuse, abuse and overdose, a state health official said today. “South Dakota has some of the nation’s lowest rates of drug overdose deaths but we can’t be complacent and ignore what we’re seeing in the rest of the country,” said Kim Malsam-Rysdon, secretary of health. “It’s important that we get a good handle on opioid use in our state and how to combat it now and not wait for the problem to grow.” The funding comes to the South Dakota Department of Health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prescription Drug Overdose: Data-Driven Prevention Initiative in response to the growing national problem of opioid drug abuse. South Dakota is one of 13 states funded. Malsam-Rysdon said she is appointing an advisory committee to review opioid use data for the state and develop strategies for preventing opioid misuse and abuse. Members include: Tom Martinec, South Dakota Department of Health, Chair Kristen Bunt, South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations Sara DeCoteau, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Chris Diedrich, MD, South Dakota State Medical Association Margaret Hansen, South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners Amy Hartman, Volunteers of America – Dakotas Amy Iversen-Pollreisz, South Dakota Department of Social Services Pat Kneip, South Dakota Office of Attorney General Rob Loe, South Dakota Pharmacy Association Jon Schuchardt, PharmD, Great Plains Indian Health Services Kari Shanard-Koenders, South Dakota Board of Pharmacy Senator Craig Tieszen, Rapid City Senator Jim White, Huron PIERRE, S.D. – Four proposals from South Dakota school districts will be funded under the state’s new shared services grant program. The program was established as part of the 2016 legislative package aimed at improving teacher recruitment and retention efforts in South Dakota. “The Blue Ribbon Task Force discussions about teacher recruitment and retention included a focus on providing students with access to high quality learning opportunities, no matter where they are located in the state. That can be a challenge when teachers are hard to find, particularly for some of our more rural and remote districts,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Melody Schopp. Part of the purpose of SB 133 was to provide incentives for districts to work together to find ways to increase those learning opportunities. Recipients of the grants are: • The Baltic and Garretson school districts will receive funds to share a Spanish teacher. • The Bridgewater-Emery and Hanson school districts will receive funds to share an art teacher. • The Florence and Henry school districts will receive funds to share a Spanish teacher. •The Belle Fourche and Spearfish school districts will receive funds to share a teacher for English language learners. In 2014 South Dakota had the third lowest rate of drug overdose deaths – 7.8 per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 14.7. The state also had the seventh lowest number of opioid painkiller prescriptions – 66.5 per 100 people compared to 82.5 for the nation in 2012. “There is a lot of focus on opioid prescribing in both the public and the private sectors right now,” said MalsamRysdon. “This grant and the advisory committee is a great opportunity to coordinate those activities and have a real impact on opioid abuse.” Meeting details will be posted at http:// doh.sd.gov/news/opioid.aspx. Reducing the health impact of substance abuse and mental health disorders is one objective of the Department of Health’s 2015-2020 strategic plan, Grant awards are for a three-year time period, with a 50 http://doh.sd.gov/strategicplan. percent reduction in funding in year two and a 75 percent reduction in year three. A total of $376,000will be distributed to the districts over the three years. 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