# South Dakota PRAMS

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · SOUTH DAKOTA STATE DEPT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $172,423

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 In 2012 South Dakota ranked #50 in infant mortality, #49 in neonatal mortality and
#46 in postneonatal mortality despite having one of the lowest rates of low birthweight
deliveries (#5) and preterm births (#16). A Governor's Task Force on Infant Mortality
was formed in 2011 with the First Lady serving as the Chairperson. Several
recommendations resulted, including a recommendation to enhance state and county-
level data regarding pregnancy experiences, risk, barriers, outcomes and infant care
practices. Historically, there have been little data available on factors that influence
health behaviors and attitudes of South Dakota mothers around the time of pregnancy.
The South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH) recognized that the PRAMS survey is
a tool to provide that information and in 2013 contracted with the Ethel Austin Martin
(EAM) Program at South Dakota State University (SDSU) to provide Maternal and Child
Health (MCH) epidemiological services and to conduct the first statewide 2014 SD
PRAMS (sample stratified by race [White, American Indian, Other Races]). The 2014
SD PRAMS was successful and obtained a statewide weighted response rate of 71.3%.
The 2014 SD PRAMS data are currently being used by the MCH Team in their
development of MCH Block Grant State Performance Measures. Domestic violence
data are being analyzed for the Sexual Violence/Rape Prevention Education group, and
data on smoking and alcohol use are being used by the Office on Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion. The current proposal is for South Dakota to serve as
a Core Surveillance site (Component A) in the CDC PRAMS. The CDC PRAMS
proposal will involve significant collaboration with EAM/SDSU and the Northern Plains
Tribal Epidemiology Center, similar to the 2014 SD PRAMS. The need is significant, the
data are being used, and we have an excellent statewide participation rate.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9926883
- **Project number:** 5U01DP006196-05
- **Recipient organization:** SOUTH DAKOTA STATE DEPT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** LINDA AHRENDT
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $172,423
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926883

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9926883, South Dakota PRAMS (5U01DP006196-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9926883. Licensed CC0.

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