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  Archives:  October 2019

Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […]




Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Cooperative statewide effort to reduce pedestrian deaths and encourage safe walking habits.




Workers’ Compensation Rates Decrease Third Year in a Row

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

DOVER, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is pleased to announce that there will be another decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective December 1, 2019. “I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in Delaware for the third year in a row,” stated Commissioner Navarro. “These continued decreases mean significant […]




Delaware Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Expand Trauma Supports for Students and Families

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Governor Carney’s Executive Order 24 directed state agencies to focus on impact of trauma WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware will expand its supports for children who have experienced academic, social, and behavioral health challenges as a result of exposure to trauma and toxic stress thanks to a new federal grant. Governor John Carney announced on Monday […]




Flu is Now Confirmed Statewide; DPH Announces First Flu Cases in Kent and Sussex Counties for the 2019-2020 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in Kent and Sussex counties, for the 2019-2020 flu season. The Kent County case involves a 26-year-old female, while the Sussex County case involves a 7-year-old male. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to three. The first confirmed flu case for New Castle County was announced last week.






  Archives:  October 2019

Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […]




Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Cooperative statewide effort to reduce pedestrian deaths and encourage safe walking habits.




Workers’ Compensation Rates Decrease Third Year in a Row

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

DOVER, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is pleased to announce that there will be another decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates, effective December 1, 2019. “I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in Delaware for the third year in a row,” stated Commissioner Navarro. “These continued decreases mean significant […]




Delaware Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Expand Trauma Supports for Students and Families

Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Governor Carney’s Executive Order 24 directed state agencies to focus on impact of trauma WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware will expand its supports for children who have experienced academic, social, and behavioral health challenges as a result of exposure to trauma and toxic stress thanks to a new federal grant. Governor John Carney announced on Monday […]




Flu is Now Confirmed Statewide; DPH Announces First Flu Cases in Kent and Sussex Counties for the 2019-2020 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in Kent and Sussex counties, for the 2019-2020 flu season. The Kent County case involves a 26-year-old female, while the Sussex County case involves a 7-year-old male. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to three. The first confirmed flu case for New Castle County was announced last week.