Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
92,313
Idahoans enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
128,441
Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits
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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...

Loan repayment program seeks to retain Idaho’s rural nurses

Fifty Idaho nurses have been selected for loan repayment assistance under a new state program designed to help rural communities attract and retain nurses.

The Idaho Legislature enacted the Rural Nursing Loan Repayment Program in 2023. It...

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