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Children’s programs reduced in Washington, Idaho

Government budget shortfalls in Washington and Idaho have resulted in cuts in programs that protect vulnerable children.

In North Idaho, the Panhandle Health District’s Public Health Nurse Home Visiting Program will suspend its services. The district’s nurses visited homes where small children, including newborns, were at potential risk because of their parents’ lack of experience or family health and money problems. The nurses provided free education and support.

Cynthia Taggart, the district’s public information officer, said the program cost at least $25,000 out of the district’s $11.3 million budget. But grants that helped pay for it dried up, and state budget holdbacks mean “we have nothing extra – nothing,” she said.

Rebecca Nappi
Staff writer

Full Story: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=18078

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