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Vaccines can help keep you and your loved ones healthy this fall and winter
Respiratory disease season has arrived, and public health officials are urging Idahoans to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Seasonal influenza (flu) virus, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are all expected to be part of the respiratory disease season this fall and winter.
As people move indoors during colder months, they spend more time in close contact with others, and the chances of spreading germs increases. While
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A total of 153,837 Idaho residents are in Medicaid Protection, which means they couldn’t be removed from Medicaid during the pandemic unless they died, moved out of state, or asked to be removed based on federal law. Since Congress removed that protection, DHW has been working
In his 2022 budget, Idaho Gov. Brad Little included $15 million to establish facilities called psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). They provide children with inpatient psychiatric services that are not offered at Idaho’s existing facilities.
In December, the
The Idaho State Behavioral Health Planning Council (BHPC) has shared State of Mind 2022, its annual report, with the Governor’s Office, the Idaho Legislature, and the Idaho Judiciary. The report evaluates the value of behavioral health services for adults and children provided
Most poisoning emergencies are unexpected and happen quickly in our homes. A majority of non-fatal poisonings involve children younger than 6. For adults, poisoning is the number one cause of injury death in the United States. This week is National Poison Prevention Week, so it’
DHW is dedicated to making sure children who have experienced abuse or neglect have safe, permanent homes. We are also focused on improving the behavioral health system for Idaho’s young people and the crisis care system for adults with developmental disabilities.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal regulators allowed some flexibility in who could be defined as a Personal Care Services (PCS) caregiver. DHW received approval to allow agencies to hire parents of minor children and spouses as paid caregivers. The flexibility, however, was
Every child should grow up happy and healthy in a safe, loving home. Child and Family Services in the Department of Health and Welfare is committed to making sure children in Idaho who are at risk of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment are safe and supported.
We believe the
Groundwater—water that comes from the ground via wells—is the water most of us drink every day. People also use water for numerous activities including bathing, cooking, recreating, cooling, manufacturing, food production, and medical use.
Approximately 95% of
Four new youth crisis centers in Idaho will make it easier and faster for young Idahoans to get help when they’re experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
In December, the Department of Health and Welfare and the Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections finished awarding grant
Gastrointestinal illness caused by norovirus has been making news the past week, with well-publicized outbreaks in the United Kingdom and New York City, but Idaho is not experiencing more cases than we would expect. We typically see increases in illness due to norovirus during
The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) has begun the re-evaluation process for Medicaid coverage.
The department issued around 30,000 notices on Feb. 1 to Idahoans who may no longer be eligible but have remained enrolled in Medicaid because of Medicaid Protection. That