Public Health Seeks Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is looking for volunteers to participate in an emergency preparedness exercise on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at two Delaware Technical Community College (Delaware Tech) campuses. The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate the state’s ability to set up Points of Dispensing and simulate the dispersal of life-saving medication in an emergency situation.
Volunteers Needed at Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna
Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
NEW CASTLE (Aug. 21, 2019) – The Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill (DHCI) is seeking community volunteers to assist residents during its upcoming Family & Friends Day event at the facility’s grounds in Smyrna. Volunteers are needed to help make sure all of the residents are able to enjoy the day’s activities. Groups and […]
Delaware Receives Federal Approval to Establish Reinsurance Program for 2020
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
On June 20, Gov. John Carney signed enabling legislation (House Bill 193) moving Delaware a step closer to a reinsurance program beginning in 2020. NEW CASTLE (Aug. 20, 2019) – The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) received approval today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a 1332 State Innovation […]
DPH Releases First Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance Report
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019
WILMINGTON – For the first time, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) through the integration of 12 multi-agency datasets, has developed a demographic picture of the Delawareans who died from drug overdoses in 2017. DPH released the Drug Overdose Mortality Surveillance Report, Delaware, 2017, in Wilmington on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. In addition to […]
DHSS Seeks Back-to-School Donations for Adopt-A-Student Program
Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019
With back-to-school shopping already well under way for Delaware families, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) asks you to considering helping students in need get off to a good start this school year by participating in the annual Adopt-A-Student program.
