Every Idaho child deserves access to health coverage and services that support healthy development. When children get the healthcare they need, they are more likely to graduate from high school, attend college, earn higher wages, and grow into healthy adults. Hispanic children face larger barriers compared to their white peers in accessing health insurance and the ability to go to the doctor, leading to greater disparities in health outcomes. Read our new report on the health disparities among children in the state of Idaho.
Idaho Maternal and Infant Healthcare Report 2023
Idaho Kids Covered originally published our Idaho Maternal and Infant Health Report in the fall of 2022.
One year later, maternal and infant health needs in Idaho have only grown. Yet, when we look at state trends, almost every single health data metric included in our last report has continued in the wrong direction.
More pregnant women, new moms, and babies in our state are dying—but most of these deaths are preventable. Idaho policymakers have the opportunity to consider what the data shows about the needs of families and act now to advance a set of broad state priorities that will improve birth outcomes, the health of infants, and the well-being of moms. Idaho moms and babies simply cannot afford another year of inaction.
