Open Enrollment Starts Wednesday for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
NEW CASTLE (Oct. 31, 2017) – With the open enrollment period for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace cut in half from 12 weeks to six weeks, Delawarean seeking coverage for 2018 are urged to sign up early beginning Nov. 1 in order to avoid any last-minute rush before the Dec. 15 deadline. Early enrollment is also […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Insurance Marketplace Kickoff Press Conference
Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
WHAT: Governor John Carney and DHSS Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will be joined by Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, Westside Family Healthcare President/CEO Lolita Lopez and others for a kickoff event for the fifth year of Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. The press conference also will feature an enrollee on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment, […]
Delaware Steps Up Fight Against Addiction; Begins Work to Expand Mental Health Services
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Division of Public Health | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017
Led by Lt. Governor Hall-Long, new group will develop plan to do more to help Delawareans battle substance abuse, increase mental health treatment options and support families NEW CASTLE, Del. – Delaware officials, health professionals and community advocates came together Friday to take the next step in Delaware’s fight against substance use addiction. The Behavioral […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017
Nearly one in four women, and one in nine men, will experience domestic violence, in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Delaware, that translates to 136,000 women and approximately 108,000 men who have been impacted. As October draws to a close, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is highlighting Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the long-term health impacts of this important social issue.
DPH Confirms First Influenza Cases for 2017-2018 Flu Season
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2017-2018 flu season. Six individuals have been diagnosed with the flu to date in October.
