DPH Reports Successful DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day For Delaware
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2023
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) recently held its 24th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event. Organized nationally by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is operated locally by DPH. The twice-a-year event (April and October) aims to reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse and has resulted in 114,470 pounds of medication being collected in Delaware since 2010. […]
DPH Announces April 22 As DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for Delaware
Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 17, 2023
Delaware will hold its 24th National DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at locations statewide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Disposal for sharps and needles will be available at select locations. Overdose Response Education, with free Narcan kits available at select locations.
Delaware Drinking Water Not Impacted By PA Chemical Spill
Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023
The Division of Public Health (DPH) on Sunday shared that Delaware drinking water has not been impacted by the chemical spill in a tributary of the Delaware River in Bristol, PA.
COVID-19 Vaccines For Children 6 Months to 5 Years Receives Federal Authorization; DE Vaccines to Begin Week of June 20
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Saturday, June 18, 2022
DOVER, DE (June 18, 2022) – Parents of children ages 6 months through 5 years old, will be able to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 starting the week of June 20, 2022, according to the Division of Public Health (DPH). Vaccines for this youngest age group received final sign off for Emergency Use Authorization, from the Food […]
Delaware Public Health Laboratory Breaks Ground on Expansion to Meet Testing, Surveillance Demands
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
SMYRNA, DE (Jan. 19, 2022) – The Delaware Public Health Laboratory (DPHL) will nearly double in size to increase the capacity for routine and outbreak testing to accommodate advanced technical laboratory staff and the infectious disease epidemiology program. State leaders today held a groundbreaking for the expansion on the property of the Delaware Department of Health and […]
