Injury Prevention

		The Injury Prevention Program is involved with the local community and schools. The Health Fair is held annually to educate the community in various areas. Seatbelt Safety is one of the many areas that are taken to the schools to educate the youth.

Contact Information:

v Location:      

            Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Health Care Center, Rm.E03

            100 Lake Traverse Drive

            Sisseton, SD

v Phone Number:  (605) 742-3647                            

v Fax Number:  (605) 698-4239

v Email Address:   ShannonW@swo-nsn.gov

Mailing Information:

P.O. Box 509

Agency Village, SD   57262

Program Information:

Program Manager:  Teddi LaBelle        Injury Prevention Specialist:  Shannon White

Service Hours:  Office Hours:  Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Service Area:   Lake Traverse Reservation

Eligibility Requirements:  Members of a federally recognized tribe living on the Lake Traverse Reservation

Service Description:  Develops strategies for the prevention of motor vehicle crash related fatalities and
injuries in young adults by implementing the “4 E’s”: education, enforcement, engineering, and environment to
address causal factors of driving under the influence of alcohol and other substances, speed, and failing to properly
use occupant restraints (seat belt & child safety seats.)  The program works closely with the Sisseton-Wahpeton
Law Enforcement in conducting monthly checkpoints around the reservation. 
The program partnered with Codington County MADD Chapter to host monthly Victim Impact Panel (VIP). 
VIP is a sentencing alternative for first time DUI offenders sentenced from tribal court. 

Other Services Offered by this program:  Child Passenger Safety & Motor Vehicle Safety presentations