Central District Health (CDH)

Hi Kathy, the day(s) doses arrive and that a provider can make appointments available varies from provider-to-provider. I would suggest you pick a couple of providers to target - possibly a health system/provider and a pharmacy, and use those as your check points from time to time. We anticipate it will take 11 1/2 weeks for the 65+ population to receive their first dose of vaccine within the counties served by Central District Health (Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley).Currently, our district is allotted anywhere from 6,000-7,000 doses a week. Please keep in mind that just because a provider's website is not showing appointments far out into the future does not mean that appointments for the near future won't be added. They add appointments as doses are received or anticipated for receipt that week. Disclosure: I am an employee with Central District Health's public information group.

That happened to me too! Try an urgent care facility.

Hi Ann, I am an employee with Central District Health. Thank you for your question. Per the state's current vaccine plan (as of today, 1/21/21), those 65+ will be eligible to receive vaccine in Idaho starting Feb. 1, 2021. Currently, Group 1 and Subgroup 2.1 are eligible to receive vaccine per the state's plan. You can learn more about the state's vaccine plan at this link: https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Prioritization-Groups-1-and-2-FINAL.pdf. CDH will be sharing a list of enrolled vaccine providers receiving vaccine, and we anticipate that people in Subgroup 2.2 and beyond, will seek vaccine through major health systems and pharmacies. While CDH has an extensive list of enrolled vaccine providers, because of limited vaccine volumes coming into our district, there are only a handful of health systems/groups receiving vaccine allotments at this time. That will shift when more vaccine is allotted to our state and jurisdiction.

I am an employee with Central District Health. Please see the following link for CDC guidance on when to quarantine: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html

Hi Jane - Thanks for your question. The DEQ's website includes information on water bodies throughout Idaho with health advisories in place. www.deq.idaho.gov/recreation-health-advisories. CDH also has a HAB web page for any advisories in place within its jurisdiction of Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties which can be found here: https://www.cdh.idaho.gov/eh-habs.php. [response provided by CDH employee]

Hi Jeff, Family Medicine Health Center should be able to help with your health need. I work for Central District Health and we are not currently providing care for this particular need. https://www.fmridaho.org/patients/

Unfortunately, I am only seeing your question now (post-January!) CDHD does not offer travel immunizations to adults. For a list of providers in the Treasure Valley that offer adult travel immunizations, please visit our website: https://www.cdhd.idaho.gov/hl-immunizations-adults-referrals.php

Hi Vicky, private pools like those in a health club are not regulated by public health departments in Idaho (they are self-regulated). However, we do inspect public pools. If you have a concern to report, please give us a call at 208-327-7499.

Our food-related forms can be found at the link below. We encourage you to call our Environmental Health Division to talk with one of our representatives about the process: 208-327-7499. https://www.cdhd.idaho.gov/eh-food-forms.php

If you have concerns regarding an experience you had with Central District Health Department, please call us at 208-375-5211. If you are looking to report Child Abuse or Public Assistance Fraud, please visit the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare website and look for the "Report" buttons: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/default.aspx

Yes, we do! You can learn more at https://www.cdhd.idaho.gov/eh-php-mrc