Curative, Delaware’s COVID-19 Testing Partner, to Shift Completely to New Testing Method by July 15
Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2021
NEW CASTLE (July 13, 2021) – Beginning Thursday, July 15, Delaware’s largest COVID-19 testing partner, Curative, Inc., will shift completely from using a self-administered saliva-based test to a self-administered shallow nasal test. The new PCR testing method is expected to have the same turnaround time for results, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the […]
Secretary Magarik Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services
Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021
NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik today announced leadership changes for the organization involving three divisions. Magarik said the changes will help DHSS begin to embrace the goals outlined in the agency’s draft Strategic Plan, “Achieving the Vision: Person-Centered Health and Human Services in Delaware,” […]
Despite End of State of Emergency, DHSS Guidance for Visitation at Delaware’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Continue
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021
NEW CASTLE (July 12, 2021) – With the end of the State of Emergency in Delaware on Tuesday, July 13, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is affirming that Delaware’s 86 long-term care facilities (LTCs) will continue to follow the state’s existing visitation and testing guidance in order to keep residents healthy and […]
Delaware’s P-EBT Program Will Provide One-Time Benefits to Feed Children During Summer
Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Thursday, July 8, 2021
Eligible Families Will Receive Additional Emergency Food Assistance Benefits for Summer 2021 NEW CASTLE (July 8, 2021) – Eligible Delaware households will receive additional emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to cover the summer period when children are on break and not receiving meals at school. [En Espanol] The […]
Division for the Visually Impaired Hosts ‘Blind & Socially Savvy’ Transition Program Event at Delaware State University
Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2021
NEW CASTLE (July 7, 2021) – The Division for the Visually Impaired’s Vocational Rehabilitation Services hosted “Blind and Socially Savvy,” a weeklong, overnight transition event from June 28 through July 2, 2021, at Delaware State University. Eleven transition students from the Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) participated in the event centered around building workplace […]
