Welcome to the Panhandle Health District
PHD's focus for May is the Institutional Controls
Program, which maintains the integrity of clean soil in
Shoshone County's Superfund site and surrounding
area. Listen to KVNI 1080 at 7:40 a.m.Thursday, May 17,
to hear ICP Program Director Jerry Cobb talk about how
to stay healthy while playing in the area .
Read BREAKING NEWS here!
As spring warmth attracts seniors to outside activities, PHD will train more people to lead no-cost fitness classes that help protect seniors from falling ...READ MORE ***************************** PHD will give teens from low-income families residing in Bonner and Boundary counties protection for their teeth and more at a dental party May 31...READ MORE |
It's Tick season. Protect yourself. (click!)
Public Health materials in Spanish through Seattle & King County Public Health
Public Health materials in Russian through Seattle & King County Public Health
PHD Hayden Helpful Mini-Phone Directory
Clinical Appts. (7am-5pm) |
For: immunizations, birth control, women's health, flu shots, family planning | (208)415-5270 |
WIC (appts. 8 am-7 pm) |
nutrition education, supplemental foods for pregnant women, infants and children | (208)415-5130 |
| Home Health | doctor-ordered skilled nursing care/therapy at home | (208)415-5160 or 800-226-2053 |
| Institutional Controls Program | Ensuring integrity of clean soil and protective barriers in Bunker Hill Superfund site | (208)783-0707 |
| Environmental Health | food aps, septic, aquifer, critical materials, water | (208)415-5220 |
| Child Care Resource Center | resources for providers, referrals for parents | (208)415-5145 |
| Public Health Preparedness | disaster preparedness | (208)415-5180 |
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1020 Michigan Sandpoint |
clinical environmental |
(208)263-5159 (208)265-6384 |
| Boundary PHD | 7402 Caribou Bonners Ferry |
(208)267-5558 |
| Benewah PHD | 137 N. Eighth St. Maries |
(208)245-4556 |
8500 N. Atlas Rd. Hayden |
(208)415-5100 | |
| Shoshone PHD | 114 Riverside Kellogg |
(208)786-7474 |
PHD headquarters in Hayden, Idaho.
What Is the Panhandle Health District?
The Panhandle Health District is one of seven public health districts in Idaho responsible for protecting public health, that is, the health of the masses. Click About Us to read more about Idaho's health districts and see the counties each district covers.
PHD's Mission
To prevent disease, disability and premature death; to promote healthy lifestyles; and to protect the health and quality of the environment.
PHD's Goals
A healthy population now and in the future through healthful living, clean air and water, disaster preparedness and the prevention of the spread of disease.
Visit our Division pages to learn more about how Panhandle Health District protects the public's health. Visit Public Information to learn about the latest health news and developments in Idaho's five northern counties. Click on Health Districts' Strategic Plan to learn plans to protect public health statewide through 2013. Click on Project Health to learn about the Panhandle Public Health Foundation that raises money for projects that promote public health in Idaho's five northern counties.
Find out how the public health system works in Idaho. Click on Public Health in Idaho for a great video adventure through Idaho's public health system.
Visit any of our five offices in Idaho's five northern counties for services. For Locations and Phone Numbers, click. Or visit Idaho's six other health districts by clicking on the following links:
- North Central Health District
- Southwest District Health
- Central District Health Department
- South Central Public Health District
- Southeastern District Health Department
- Eastern Idaho Public Health District