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Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
News Updates
Idaho reports increase in rabid bats, potential human exposures
Twenty-four rabid bats have been detected through testing in Idaho so far this year, more than in each of the past three years, and public health officials are also receiving more reports of possible encounters between bats and people or...
Healthcare Infrastructure Support funding is specifically for Idaho’s rural healthcare providers
Rural healthcare providers in Idaho are encouraged to review the Healthcare Infrastructure Support funding opportunity, which is open for applications through Sept. 13.
This funding opportunity is part of the Idaho Rural Health...
Health advisories issued for Grasmere Reservoir and Bruneau Arm of CJ Strike
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing health advisories for Grasmere Reservoir and the Bruneau Arm of CJ Strike, urging caution when recreating in or near the water. Grasmere Reservoir is about 35 miles south of Bruneau on...