AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoState Health Leadership: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliet Charron plans to leave by year’s end to support her family. The agency is preparing to distribute nearly $200 million in rural health funding. Product Recall: The FDA says 4.3 million tubes of Brush Buddies, Evo and Aru toothpaste were recalled over manufacturing issues. Idaho consumers should check product details and recall guidance. Birth Care: Birth centers now account for about 2% of Idaho births, the nation’s third-highest share, as use of the midwife-run centers has grown nationwide. Reproductive Health: With Proposition 1 on Idaho’s Nov. 3 ballot, recent coverage reports that more than a third of the state’s OB-GYNs have left, retired or stopped delivering babies since the near-total abortion ban took effect. Boise Public Health: A new city ordinance requires residents to remove food sources and other attractants for rats and wild turkeys; enforcement starts Dec. 1.
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