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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Celebrate Healthy Vision Month by Scheduling an Eye Exam

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017

NEW CASTLE (May 9, 2017) – When it comes to overall health, patients regularly visit a primary care physician or pediatrician. Regular eye exams are just as important to protect sight and screen for eye disorders and other diseases. According to Prevent Blindness, both the prevalence and cost of vision problems are set to grow […]




DPH Announces Potential Young Child Death From Flu

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2017

Even as flu season in Delaware is winding down, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing a potential flu-related death to a child under the age of 2. If confirmed, that would bring the total number of flu-related fatalities for the 2016-2017 flu season to 15. The child passed away near the end of April. To protect the privacy of the child and the family no further information about the child will be released.




DHSS’ Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection and Community Partners Collaborate on Internship Program for Certified Nursing Assistants

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017

WILMINGTON (May 4, 2017) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection (DLTCRP), New Castle County Vocational Technical School District (NCCVT), Nemours Children’s Health System and Delaware Healthcare Facilities Association (DHCFA) are collaborating on a project for high school students who are certified nursing assistants to intern in […]




Office of Animal Welfare Seeks Public’s Assistance in Case Involving Death of a Dog

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the Enforcement Division of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare, is seeking assistance from the community to solve a suspected animal cruelty case in Smyrna. Officers are conducting an investigation after a dog was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the 300 block of Eagle Way in Smyrna. Officers believe the dog went missing from the owner’s property on Saturday evening. The dog was then found dead in its owner’s yard in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The dog was an adult female black pitbull mix breed dog.




DNREC, DHSS now accepting grant proposals for wastewater, surface water, and drinking water project planning

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship and office of Environmental Finance, and the Department of Health and Social Services’ (DHSS) Division of Public Health are now accepting project proposals from state, county and municipal governments and governmental subdivisions for matching grants for wastewater, surface water and drinking water project planning.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Celebrate Healthy Vision Month by Scheduling an Eye Exam

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017

NEW CASTLE (May 9, 2017) – When it comes to overall health, patients regularly visit a primary care physician or pediatrician. Regular eye exams are just as important to protect sight and screen for eye disorders and other diseases. According to Prevent Blindness, both the prevalence and cost of vision problems are set to grow […]




DPH Announces Potential Young Child Death From Flu

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Monday, May 8, 2017

Even as flu season in Delaware is winding down, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing a potential flu-related death to a child under the age of 2. If confirmed, that would bring the total number of flu-related fatalities for the 2016-2017 flu season to 15. The child passed away near the end of April. To protect the privacy of the child and the family no further information about the child will be released.




DHSS’ Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection and Community Partners Collaborate on Internship Program for Certified Nursing Assistants

Delaware Health and Social Services | Date Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017

WILMINGTON (May 4, 2017) – The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Long Term Care Residents Protection (DLTCRP), New Castle County Vocational Technical School District (NCCVT), Nemours Children’s Health System and Delaware Healthcare Facilities Association (DHCFA) are collaborating on a project for high school students who are certified nursing assistants to intern in […]




Office of Animal Welfare Seeks Public’s Assistance in Case Involving Death of a Dog

Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Delaware Animal Services (DAS), the Enforcement Division of the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare, is seeking assistance from the community to solve a suspected animal cruelty case in Smyrna. Officers are conducting an investigation after a dog was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds in the 300 block of Eagle Way in Smyrna. Officers believe the dog went missing from the owner’s property on Saturday evening. The dog was then found dead in its owner’s yard in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The dog was an adult female black pitbull mix breed dog.




DNREC, DHSS now accepting grant proposals for wastewater, surface water, and drinking water project planning

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship and office of Environmental Finance, and the Department of Health and Social Services’ (DHSS) Division of Public Health are now accepting project proposals from state, county and municipal governments and governmental subdivisions for matching grants for wastewater, surface water and drinking water project planning.