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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Keep Your Family, Pets Safe This Fourth of July

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

For many, this year’s Fourth of July activities will span the entire week and weekend, and include picnics, barbecues, beach days and other gatherings spent with friends and family (including our four-legged family members). The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following tips to keep everyone safe.




Wilmington Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies in Hot Car

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

Officers from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) arrested a Wilmington man following an incident involving the death of a dog left in a hot vehicle.




Larger Employers To Be Required To Remit Delaware Child Support Payments Electronically

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (June 26, 2019) – Governor John Carney has signed into law House Bill 81, which mandates that employers with 50 or more employees remit child support payments to the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or electronic data interchange (EDI). The law […]




DPH Reminds Delawareans to Avoid Consuming Raw Dairy Products; Announces Positive Case of Brucellosis

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Delawareans to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announces a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.




Division of Developmental Disabilities Services to Host Two Lifespan Waiver Application Sessions

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019

NEW CASTLE (June 12, 2019) – The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) will host two sessions later this month for families interested in applying for the Lifespan Waiver, which is designed to enable individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder or Prader-Willi Syndrome who have left school to live safely in the community. The […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Keep Your Family, Pets Safe This Fourth of July

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

For many, this year’s Fourth of July activities will span the entire week and weekend, and include picnics, barbecues, beach days and other gatherings spent with friends and family (including our four-legged family members). The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following tips to keep everyone safe.




Wilmington Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies in Hot Car

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

Officers from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) arrested a Wilmington man following an incident involving the death of a dog left in a hot vehicle.




Larger Employers To Be Required To Remit Delaware Child Support Payments Electronically

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (June 26, 2019) – Governor John Carney has signed into law House Bill 81, which mandates that employers with 50 or more employees remit child support payments to the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or electronic data interchange (EDI). The law […]




DPH Reminds Delawareans to Avoid Consuming Raw Dairy Products; Announces Positive Case of Brucellosis

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Delawareans to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announces a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.




Division of Developmental Disabilities Services to Host Two Lifespan Waiver Application Sessions

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019

NEW CASTLE (June 12, 2019) – The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) will host two sessions later this month for families interested in applying for the Lifespan Waiver, which is designed to enable individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorder or Prader-Willi Syndrome who have left school to live safely in the community. The […]