Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
92,313
Idahoans enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
132,009
Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits
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News Updates

Board of Health and Welfare to meet March 26

The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 8 a.m. MT Tuesday, March 26, via Webex and in Boise.

Reporters who would like to join the meeting by Webex should follow the link at the top of the agenda and...

Pertussis (whooping cough) on the rise in southwest Idaho

The number of people reported with pertussis in southwest Idaho during the first two months of this year has recently spiked. Cases include a newborn hospitalized for the infection, as well as cases from spread in a school, several...

DHW launches internal review of syringe exchange program

Under the direction of Governor Brad Little, the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is launching an internal review of its contracts for services with Idaho’s syringe exchange programs after police executed a search warrant at Boise and...

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