Welcome to Healthy South Dakota!

Interested in a healthier diet? Want to add more physical activity to your life? Each one of us can take small steps to live a healthier life. This site is designed to offer the information and the inspiration we all need to take these steps, whether that's taking the stairs to add physical activity to our day or reaching for an apple instead of a bag of potato chips for an afternoon snack.

Visit this site often to find information and help to adopt healthy behaviors that can reduce your risk of disease and increase your chance of living a healthier, longer life. Whatever your age or interest, there's something for you at this site.

We hope you'll use these resources to make steps towards a healthier life. We want to hear from you with your success stories and also with your feedback on how we can make this site even more useful.

We can all be part of Healthy South Dakota, where people live better, and grow stronger.

Governor Mike Rounds

The Department of Health exercises no control over the content of outside sites linked on www.HealthySD.gov and provides the links for informational purposes only. This information is not a substitute for medical care.