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Awareness and knowledge can help prevent environmental hazards such as poor air quality, insect pests and environmental toxins from adversely affecting your health. Learn more about common hazards and how to stay safe.
Poor air quality, especially from wildfire smoke, can impact your health. Learn about wildfire warnings and how to protect yourself and your family from wildfire smoke.
Without timely medical intervention, rabies infection can be fatal in people and animals
Bed bug infestations usually occur around or near the areas where people sleep, and their presence may cause itching that can lead to a secondary skin infection. Find out how to prevent bed bugs.
Resources to prepare for and respond to flood and landslide events.
Harmful algae and cyanobacteria, sometimes called blue-green algae, can produce toxins that can make people and animals sick. Discover how to keep you, your family, and your pets safe.
Mercury and lead can endanger your health. Learn how to keep you and your family safe from lead and mercury exposure.
Exposure to damp and moldy environments may cause a variety of health effects. Access mold resources.
Radon has been linked to lung tissue damage and lung cancer. Explore resources to keep your home and family safe.
CONTACT
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Environmental Health
208-327-7499
Ada & Boise Counties 208-375-5211
Elmore County 208-587-4407
Valley County 208-634-7194
POST/UPDATES
Harmful Algae Bloom Season is Here
The Southwest and Central Health Districts want to inform the public of the risk of illness in the region when recreating in bodies of water that have Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) during the summer months.
Valley and Boise Counties Bats Test Positive for Rabies
Two bats found in Valley County and Boise County respectively tested positive for rabies, making it the first rabid bat discoveries in those counties this year.
First Rabid bat of the season found in Ada County
A bat found in Ada County tested positive for rabies July 12, making it the first rabid bat reported in the state this year.
Rabid bat discovered in downtown Boise; public health officials urge residents to take precautions
A bat tested positive for rabies after it was found Tuesday, July 26 on a sidewalk on Bannock Street, across from Cecil D. Andrus Park in downtown Boise.
