Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
145,214
Idahoans enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
125,376
Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits
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Board of Health and Welfare to meet August 17

The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 8 a.m. MT Thursday, Aug. 17, via Webex and in Boise.

Reporters who would like to join the meeting by Webex should register at the link provided at the top...

First human infection of West Nile virus in Idaho this year

Idaho’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) infection this year was identified in a Washington County resident over the age of 50 on Thursday, Aug. 3. This person has been hospitalized with the infection but is recovering and being discharged...

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