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News Updates

Board of Health and Welfare to meet May 19

The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 8 a.m. MT thursday, May 19, via Webex and in Boise.

Due to COVID-19 precautions, meeting attendance is available via WebEx: PHONE 1-415-655-0003, meeting...

Highly poisonous death cap mushroom identified in Boise

The first confirmation of death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) in Idaho was recently reported to the Idaho Division of Public Health. An amateur mycologist spotted the mushroom under an oak tree in an established neighborhood in Boise...

COVID-19 media briefing set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday

The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MT) Tuesday, March 15, via Webex.

Those who will attend the briefing from DHW include Director Dave Jeppesen, Elke Shaw-Tulloch...

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Regional Early Childhood Committee to meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 2-3 in Boise and via Webex. 

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Public Meeting

The Region 6 Early Childhood Committee will meet at noon MT June 7 via Zoom. 

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Public Meeting

State Hospital North Advisory Board will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 23 in conference room A and via Webex. Details are in the agenda. 

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