Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […]
Flu is Now Confirmed Statewide; DPH Announces First Flu Cases in Kent and Sussex Counties for the 2019-2020 Season
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza in Kent and Sussex counties, for the 2019-2020 flu season. The Kent County case involves a 26-year-old female, while the Sussex County case involves a 7-year-old male. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to three. The first confirmed flu case for New Castle County was announced last week.
DHSS Seeks Mini-Grant Applications from Small Primary Care Practices to Connect to Delaware Health Information Network
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2019
NEW CASTLE (October 9, 2019) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is seeking applications from Delaware health care providers for one-time, health information exchange (HIE) support mini-grants to adopt the full range of health information exchange tools offered by the Delaware Health Information Network (DHIN). DHIN is Delaware’s Health Information Exchange (HIE) […]
Delaware Public Health Officials Confirm First Flu Case of the 2019-2020 Season
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
DOVER – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2019-2020 flu season. The case, which also marks Delaware’s first pediatric case of the season, involves an 8-year-old from New Castle County. “The flu is here,” said DPH Director Dr. Karyl Rattay. “Now that we […]
DHSS Now Collecting Donated Items to Benefit Stockings for Soldiers
Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware Libraries | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019
The State Office of Volunteerism (SOV) and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) are partnering with Stockings for Soldiers on a public donation campaign to collect items during October and November to send to members of the military serving overseas during the holidays.
