The Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) will hold a media briefing about COVID-19 in Idaho at 2:30 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, July 20. The briefing will end at 3 p.m.
DHW officials will offer brief opening remarks and then take questions from the media.
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DHW updates and simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Data Dashboard
To continue to provide relevant, timely data about Idaho’s vaccine efforts, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has made some changes to the COVID-19 Vaccine Data…
Idaho WIC makes annual adjustment to income guidelines
Idaho’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will implement new income guidelines effective July 1, 2021, that raise household income eligibility limits to help offset cost of living increases. This review and adjustment happen annually.
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. (MDT) Tuesday, June 22. The briefing will end at 3 p.m
Free, at-home COVID-19 tests are available in Idaho by dialing 2-1-1
UPDATE (Jan. 5, 2022): DHW's supply of free, at-home COVID-19 tests has all been distributed. Additional tests will not become available from the state.
Board of Health and Welfare to hold special meeting on June 15
The Idaho Board of Health and Welfare will meet at 1 p.m. (MDT) Tuesday, June 15, via Webex to vote on the approval of omnibus fee rules.
First rabid bats of the season found in Bonneville and Payette counties; health officials urge caution around bats
Idaho public health officials are reporting two bats have tested positive for rabies in Bonneville and Payette counties. These are the first rabid bats detected this season.
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. (MDT) Tuesday, June 8. The briefing will end at 3 p.m.
Idaho WIC temporarily increases food benefits
Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will see a temporary increase in their June through September benefits for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.
DHW’s Preston office to close in June; services continue to be available
The Department of Health and Welfare is leveraging a lease that expires at the end of June to permanently close a small office in Preston. The office, located at 223 North State St., Preston, is not currently open to the public because of the pandemic.