Community Practice Innovation Center
CPIC brings together faculty, students, researchers and practitioners to lead change within community practice through innovative community engagement and partnerships, research and education and training with a focus on access to care, mental health, population health, and health outcomes.
CPIC currently has four active projects including: START-SD, BIRTH-SD, BREATHE-SD, and the Mobile Clinic program.
The South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (SDPQC) is a non-partisan organization focused on advancing education and optimizing perinatal health in South Dakota. The SDPQC was founded in 2024.
A team from the Community Practice Innovation Center at South Dakota State University has been awarded a $3 million grant to expand and facilitate services for individuals transitioning out of South Dakota prison systems.
The four-year program will increase access to treatment services for substance use disorder, establish peer coaching services, expand reentry programming and provide post-reentry support.
Addressing community-identified needs and implementing innovative solutions to better serve our region.
Values
- To serve our communities in the ways that they need.
- To collaborate with communities and leaders in all the work we do.
- To be humble in our work to foster learning and growth in the ways we serve.
- To be inclusive in our work and with the people we work with and the communities we serve.
- To be respectful and responsive toward the people we work with and the communities we serve.
- To have an impact that is good and sustainable for communities.
