Central District Health

Officials from cities in Ada County met up Wednesday to discuss the growing rat problem.

‘My career has definitely had a foot in both world: environmental and public health.’

Nine Ada County and one Canyon County residents are seriously ill after consuming raw milk contaminated with E-coli. That includes two children hospitalized.

Patients in Idaho will now have to show proof of quote “lawful presence” in the U.S. to receive state funded care. But what about those who have legal status - citizens, green card holders, asylum seekers- but don’t have paperwork readily available?

“The [anti-vaccination] presentations are more effective in bamboozling the audience rather than educating.”

Becoming a parent for the first time can be intimidating, which is why a free program is offering support to moms who need it.

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, continues to surge in southwest Idaho. In the ten-county area managed by Central and Southwest District Health offices, there have been 222 confirmed cases as of October 7th this year, 51 new since September 5th. Most of this year’s cases in the two health districts are in Ada and Canyon Counties.

A former Republican lawmaker who has posted anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation on social media was appointed to the Central District Board of Health.

Regional health officials are warning of a concerning increase in the number of syphilis cases in the Treasure Valley and the surrounding area.

Just a few days after winning the GOP primary for Idaho Attorney General, Raul Labrador has led the charge to direct Central District Health (CDH) to remove any recommendation for face masks from its website.