To decrease teen pregnancies in Idaho, Southeastern Idaho Public Health utilizes the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) program to teach Reducing the Risk (RTR) curriculum in local high schools
Read MoreWe help provide increased and sustained supportive services to individuals in their journey towards stability and ongoing maintenance in our communities
Read MoreThe goal of Cancer Control Program is to network resources, increase and integrate activities in order to prevent and control cancer
Read MoreThe goal is to create a diverse panel of volunteers with an interest in the welfare of children and families
Read MoreSupplying healthcare providers with up-to-date, evidence based educational “tools” to help patients effectively manage and control diabetes, heart disease and/or stroke
Read MoreEpidemiology is medical science that involves the study of the incidence and distribution of diseases in large populations, and the conditions influencing the spread and severity of disease
Read MoreThe Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP) established in 2016, aims to increase awareness around opioid use and prevent overdoses by developing strategies that impact behaviors driving opioid dependence and misuse
Read MoreFit and Fall Proof™ (FFP) is an exercised-based fall prevention program for older adults available throughout Idaho that focuses on functional exercises that reduce an older adults' risk of falling. Local volunteer leaders are trained to teach classes in their communities
Read MoreThe Idaho Diaper Bank is one venue through which our community can assist low-income families, in southeast Idaho, who are struggling to obtain an adequate supply of diapers to keep their infants and toddlers clean, dry and healthy
Read MoreOral Health provides school based dental sealant and fluoride varnish programs, oral health education, & fluoride varnish clinics throughout southeast Idaho. In addition, the program offers educational in-services to residents and health care providers at Long-term care facilities and conducts dental and oral cancer screenings
Read MoreAn evidence-based free home visitation program designed to help parents understand child development & connect families to the resources they need to make the best choices for their families & to build strong protective factors to keep families healthy, strong & resilient. The home visitation program provides services to expecting families & families with children age 0-5 years old who reside in Bannock, Bingham and Power Counties
Read MoreThe program's mission is to promote a culture of health and vigor by encouraging and enabling Idahoans to be physically active and make good food choices
Read MoreRabies is a viral disease that most often spreads through the bite of a rabid mammal. The most common sources of rabies in Idaho are bats, but skunks, raccoons, foxes, bobcats, coyotes, and dogs are also known sources of rabies
Read MoreSoutheast Idaho Public Health has partnered with the Idaho Office of Drug Policy and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health. This partnership focuses on Idaho’s issues concerning both licit prescription opioid pain relievers and illicit sources such as heroin
Read MoreSuicide is a major public health concern. Over 40,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States
Read MoreTobacco Education delivered through a variety of methods such as: a school-based tobacco prevention program, healthcare provider referrals for cessation, and smoke-free/tobacco-free policy development
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