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  Archives:  March 2018

Flu Deaths Hit All-Time High; Weekly Case Numbers Continue to Drop

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting two more flu-related deaths that occurred during the last two weeks of February, bringing the 2017-2018 season death total to 30. This number breaks the previous single-season record of 28 flu-related deaths, set in 2014-2015. The deceased were both females, 83 and 84 years old, from New Castle and Kent counties, respectively. Both had multiple underlying health conditions.



Upstate trout season to open April 7 in seven New Castle County streams

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Portions of seven designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, Red Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek – will be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout, including some trophy-sized fish.



Commissioner Navarro Urges Medicare Beneficiaries to Be Aware of New Medicare Scam

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Dover, DE (March 12, 2018) – Delaware is in the first wave of new Medicare cards to be sent out to replace the current ones starting in April 2018.  Social Security numbers have been removed and replaced with a new unique number.  There is no charge for the new Medicare Cards and your benefits will not […]



Delaware wins DELL Foundation grant to support data systems

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Delaware has received a $500,000 grant to improve upon previous work that allowed the state to expand its K-12 Education Data Warehouse and Insight Dashboard to include birth through pre-kindergarten data. The grant is the second from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation designed to help the state better integrate existing data systems.



Wilmington University, DHSS to Train 1,000 Staff Members in Trauma-Informed Approaches

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

In Partnership with Wilmington University, DHSS Begins Yearlong Initiative to Train 1,000 Staff Members in Trauma-Informed Approaches to Assessing and Meeting the Needs of Clients NEW CASTLE (March 12, 2018) – The Department of Health and Social Services is partnering with Wilmington University to train more than 1,000 frontline DHSS staff in better assessing and […]





  Archives:  March 2018

Flu Deaths Hit All-Time High; Weekly Case Numbers Continue to Drop

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting two more flu-related deaths that occurred during the last two weeks of February, bringing the 2017-2018 season death total to 30. This number breaks the previous single-season record of 28 flu-related deaths, set in 2014-2015. The deceased were both females, 83 and 84 years old, from New Castle and Kent counties, respectively. Both had multiple underlying health conditions.



Upstate trout season to open April 7 in seven New Castle County streams

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Portions of seven designated trout streams in northern New Castle County – White Clay Creek, Red Clay Creek, Christina Creek, Pike Creek, Beaver Run, Wilson Run and Mill Creek – will be stocked with thousands of rainbow and brown trout, including some trophy-sized fish.



Commissioner Navarro Urges Medicare Beneficiaries to Be Aware of New Medicare Scam

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Dover, DE (March 12, 2018) – Delaware is in the first wave of new Medicare cards to be sent out to replace the current ones starting in April 2018.  Social Security numbers have been removed and replaced with a new unique number.  There is no charge for the new Medicare Cards and your benefits will not […]



Delaware wins DELL Foundation grant to support data systems

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

Delaware has received a $500,000 grant to improve upon previous work that allowed the state to expand its K-12 Education Data Warehouse and Insight Dashboard to include birth through pre-kindergarten data. The grant is the second from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation designed to help the state better integrate existing data systems.



Wilmington University, DHSS to Train 1,000 Staff Members in Trauma-Informed Approaches

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018

In Partnership with Wilmington University, DHSS Begins Yearlong Initiative to Train 1,000 Staff Members in Trauma-Informed Approaches to Assessing and Meeting the Needs of Clients NEW CASTLE (March 12, 2018) – The Department of Health and Social Services is partnering with Wilmington University to train more than 1,000 frontline DHSS staff in better assessing and […]