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  Archives:  September 2023

Department of Agriculture Reminds Senior Participants to Use Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits by October 31

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is reminding senior Delawareans who registered to participate in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to visit local farmers markets and on-farm markets to use their benefits before they expire on October 31.




Prevent Injury and Disability from Falls: Fall Prevention Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

Broken bones, head injuries and temporary or permanent disabilities can result from falls. The Delaware Coalition for Injury Prevention’s Falls Prevention Team encourages Delawareans to prevent such mishaps. Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long proclaimed September 18-22, 2023 as Falls Prevention Awareness Week in accordance with the nationally recognized observance. “It’s important that we […]




Child Passenger Safety Week: Update to Delaware Car Seat Law

News | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

Dover, Del. (September 18, 2023) – Child Passenger Safety Week is from September 17 to September 23, 2023. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety wants parents and caregivers to know that the car seat law in Delaware has been updated. The new law is more specific and provides clearer guidelines on which seat is the […]




DNREC Announces Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend to be Held Oct. 13 to 15 at Delaware Seashore State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 15, 2023

Delaware Seashore State Park is to be the setting for the 2023 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program the weekend of Oct. 13 to 15.




Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Recommended For Everyone 6 Months And Older

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 15, 2023

Per the CDC, vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death and reduces the chance of suffering from Long COVID.  Anyone who has yet to receive any type of COVID-19 vaccination and those whose last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine was over two months ago may receive the updated doses when they become available in the coming days.






  Archives:  September 2023

Department of Agriculture Reminds Senior Participants to Use Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits by October 31

Department of Agriculture | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is reminding senior Delawareans who registered to participate in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to visit local farmers markets and on-farm markets to use their benefits before they expire on October 31.




Prevent Injury and Disability from Falls: Fall Prevention Awareness Week is September 18-22, 2023

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

Broken bones, head injuries and temporary or permanent disabilities can result from falls. The Delaware Coalition for Injury Prevention’s Falls Prevention Team encourages Delawareans to prevent such mishaps. Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long proclaimed September 18-22, 2023 as Falls Prevention Awareness Week in accordance with the nationally recognized observance. “It’s important that we […]




Child Passenger Safety Week: Update to Delaware Car Seat Law

News | Date Posted: Monday, September 18, 2023

Dover, Del. (September 18, 2023) – Child Passenger Safety Week is from September 17 to September 23, 2023. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety wants parents and caregivers to know that the car seat law in Delaware has been updated. The new law is more specific and provides clearer guidelines on which seat is the […]




DNREC Announces Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend to be Held Oct. 13 to 15 at Delaware Seashore State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, September 15, 2023

Delaware Seashore State Park is to be the setting for the 2023 Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program the weekend of Oct. 13 to 15.




Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Recommended For Everyone 6 Months And Older

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, September 15, 2023

Per the CDC, vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death and reduces the chance of suffering from Long COVID.  Anyone who has yet to receive any type of COVID-19 vaccination and those whose last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine was over two months ago may receive the updated doses when they become available in the coming days.