This is the last week on the job for South Dakota State Epidemiologist Dr Lon Kightlinger. He says he is retiring from state government……
Kightlinger says they have seen a lot of changes in public health challenges over the last few years……
Kightlinger says he has appreciated his time in the Health Department……
Kightlinger is a graduate of Augustana University in Sioux Falls, Tulane University in New Orleans, and received his PhD at the University of North Carolina. He spent nineteen years as the state’s top medical official.
