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Governor and Lieutenant Governor Proclaim Radiation Protection Week in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019

Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long have proclaimed November 3-9, 2019, as Radiation Protection Week in Delaware.




Feral Kitten In Ocean View Tests Positive for Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Ocean View residents who reside in the Plantation Park community of a positive case of rabies in a feral kitten that came into contact with a human.




DNREC announces Blades Groundwater Site has been proposed for Superfund NPL listing by US EPA

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, November 4, 2019

As a significant step toward environmental remediation of hazardous substances found within the Town of Blades in Sussex County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the Blades Groundwater Site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today.




Nov 1 – Dec 15: Open Enrollment for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Insurance Commissioner | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2019

With the state’s new reinsurance program in place and premiums declining, Delawareans are urged to take another look at marketplace plans during open enrollment for 2020 coverage.




New Book by Delaware Researcher Details Lives of Patients during Early Years of Delaware State Hospital

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 23, 2019) – “Remembering Farnhurst: Stories from the Delaware State Hospital, 1894-1920,” a new book by local anthropologist Katherine A. Dettwyler, details the early history of the Delaware State Hospital, now known as the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Dettwyler spent four years transcribing seven State Hospital ledgers that detailed the admission and clinical […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Governor and Lieutenant Governor Proclaim Radiation Protection Week in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019

Governor John Carney and Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long have proclaimed November 3-9, 2019, as Radiation Protection Week in Delaware.




Feral Kitten In Ocean View Tests Positive for Rabies

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Ocean View residents who reside in the Plantation Park community of a positive case of rabies in a feral kitten that came into contact with a human.




DNREC announces Blades Groundwater Site has been proposed for Superfund NPL listing by US EPA

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, November 4, 2019

As a significant step toward environmental remediation of hazardous substances found within the Town of Blades in Sussex County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the Blades Groundwater Site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced today.




Nov 1 – Dec 15: Open Enrollment for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Insurance Commissioner | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 31, 2019

With the state’s new reinsurance program in place and premiums declining, Delawareans are urged to take another look at marketplace plans during open enrollment for 2020 coverage.




New Book by Delaware Researcher Details Lives of Patients during Early Years of Delaware State Hospital

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 23, 2019) – “Remembering Farnhurst: Stories from the Delaware State Hospital, 1894-1920,” a new book by local anthropologist Katherine A. Dettwyler, details the early history of the Delaware State Hospital, now known as the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Dettwyler spent four years transcribing seven State Hospital ledgers that detailed the admission and clinical […]