Department of Health and Welfare - By the Numbers
81,553
Idahoans enrolled in Medicaid Expansion
131,902
Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits
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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...

Health advisory issued for Spring Valley Reservoir

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) is issuing a health advisory for Spring Valley Reservoir, urging caution when recreating in or near the water. Spring Valley Reservoir is about 18 miles east of Moscow, Idaho, north of...

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