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Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
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Health advisory issued for Lake Cascade and below Cascade Dam
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing a health advisory for Lake Cascade (two hours north of Boise on Highway 55) and the North Fork of the Payette River below Cascade Dam, urging caution when recreating in or near the...
Health advisory issued for Lake Lowell
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing a health advisory for Lake Lowell, urging caution when recreating in or near the water.
Lake Lowell is about 5 miles south of the Nampa, Caldwell area, in the Deer Flat National...
Boise State student-athletes to host foster families on iconic BLUE turf
Idaho kids in foster care have the chance to meet and kick around with Boise State University student-athletes on the famous BLUE turf at Albertsons Stadium.
The event, hosted by the Department of Health and Welfare, Boise State University...