Advisory Committee
The South Dakota Department of Health has received a grant 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. As part of the grant, the Department of Health will be appointing a Prescription Opioid Abuse Advisory Committee to review opioid use data for the state and develop strategies for preventing prescription opioid misuse and abuse.
Advisory Committee Members
- Lori Martinec, South Dakota Department of Health
- Becky Heisinger, South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
- Sara DeCoteau, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation
- Margaret Hansen, South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners
- Mallie Kludt, Volunteers of America—Dakotas
- Tiffany Wolfgang, South Dakota Department of Social Services
- Charles McGuigan, South Dakota Office of the Attorney General
- Kristen Carter, South Dakota Pharmacists Association
- Dayle Knutson, Great Plains Indian Health Services
- Kari Shanard-Koenders, South Dakota Board of Pharmacy
- Representative Taylor Rehfeldt, Sioux Falls
- Dr. Erin Miller, South Dakota State University, College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Professions
- Tosa Two Heart, Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
- Dr. Jennifer Ball, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, South Dakota State University, Center for Family Medicine
- Brian Mueller, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
- Jill Franken, Sioux Falls
- Susan Kornder, Northeastern Mental Health Center
- Mary Beth Fishback, Brookings Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Jason Jones, Pierre Police Department
- Jason Foote, Yankton Police Department
- Dr. John Rounds, PT, Pierre Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
- Dr. Melanie Weiss, OD, Weiss Eyecare Clinic
For more information about the advisory committee and upcoming meetings, visit the committee’s website.