About user roles

Every user who registers in Idaho HAN must be assigned a user role. The user role to which you are assigned most closely describes the type of service you provide within the community or as a state employee. If you provide services in multiple areas, you may be assigned to multiple roles.

The role (or roles) to which you are assigned determine the health messages you will receive. Health messages are addressed to specific roles rather than to specific individuals. You will receive all health messages sent to your assigned roles by your assigned organization. In most cases, you will not receive health messages from any other organization, except from the organization to which you are assigned.

Upon registration, you can select a primary role. However, once you are registered in Idaho HAN, your role assignments can be modified by a System Administrator or an Organization Administrator. If you wish to modify your assigned role (or roles), contact your assigned organization. Your assigned user roles appear in your user profile. New roles can only be added to Idaho HAN by a System Administrator.

Idaho HAN supports three types of user roles:

State Internal Roles:

State Internal Roles are used to identify internal roles at the State level. Users assigned to these roles are typically Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) employees. State Internal Roles include:

Heath District Internal Roles:

Health District (HD) Internal Roles are used to identify the internal roles at the Health District level. Users assigned to these roles are typically Health District employees. Health District Internal Roles include:

Health District External Roles:

Health District (HD) External Roles are used to identify roles that are external to the Health District. The users assigned to these roles are the primary recipients of the health messages sent by the Idaho HAN system. Health District Internal Roles include: