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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


More than 90 Students will Receive Career-Building Experiences During Disability Mentoring Day in New Castle County

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 16, 2018) – More than 90 students with disabilities are expected to participate in career-building experiences during Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Oct. 17 at locations in Newark and Talleyville. Disability Mentoring Day is held each October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Several New Castle County school districts have again joined […]




DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 15, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker, a board-certified family physician, has been elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM), Academy President Victor Dzau announced today during the organization’s annual meeting in Washington. Secretary Walker is one of 75 […]




DPH Announces Sustained Funding for Overdose-Reversing Medication Naloxone

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

Increasing access to the overdose-reversing medication naloxone has been a key priority for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) as state and local partners work together to develop solutions to address the opioid epidemic. In support of that, the Department’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing sustained funding for naloxone for first responder agencies statewide.




DPH Confirms First Pediatric Flu Case for 2018-2019 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza in a child for the 2018-2019 flu season. The case involves a 5-year-old from Sussex County. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to six, as of Oct. 5, 2018.




DPH, United Way and Delaware Division of Libraries to Host Free Books, Balls and Blocks Event for Children

Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware Libraries | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) invites parents with children from birth to 5 years old to participate in its first Books, Balls and Blocks event, which will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, October 13, at the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center in New Castle, Delaware.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

More than 90 Students will Receive Career-Building Experiences During Disability Mentoring Day in New Castle County

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 16, 2018) – More than 90 students with disabilities are expected to participate in career-building experiences during Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Oct. 17 at locations in Newark and Talleyville. Disability Mentoring Day is held each October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Several New Castle County school districts have again joined […]




DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker Elected to Prestigious National Academy of Medicine

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 15, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker, a board-certified family physician, has been elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine (NAM), Academy President Victor Dzau announced today during the organization’s annual meeting in Washington. Secretary Walker is one of 75 […]




DPH Announces Sustained Funding for Overdose-Reversing Medication Naloxone

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

Increasing access to the overdose-reversing medication naloxone has been a key priority for the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) as state and local partners work together to develop solutions to address the opioid epidemic. In support of that, the Department’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing sustained funding for naloxone for first responder agencies statewide.




DPH Confirms First Pediatric Flu Case for 2018-2019 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza in a child for the 2018-2019 flu season. The case involves a 5-year-old from Sussex County. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to six, as of Oct. 5, 2018.




DPH, United Way and Delaware Division of Libraries to Host Free Books, Balls and Blocks Event for Children

Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware Libraries | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Division of Public Health (DPH) invites parents with children from birth to 5 years old to participate in its first Books, Balls and Blocks event, which will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, October 13, at the Route 9 Library and Innovation Center in New Castle, Delaware.