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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Division Of Public Health Launches New Delaware WIC Educational Website

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

DOVER, DE (June 1, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the launch of Delaware WIC’s new educational website. The website includes information on nutrition, breastfeeding, and WIC’s programming for families, covering all stages of pregnancy, postpartum, infancy and children up to five years of age. It currently includes a link to […]




El Programa P-EBT de Delaware se Expandió a Niños Menores de 6 Años en Hogares Que Reciben SNAP

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Los Hogares Elegibles Para SNAP Recibirán Asistencia de Emergencia Para Alimentos P-EBT el 3 de Junio NEW CASTLE (1 de Junio de 2022) – Las familias de Delaware que reciben beneficios de alimentos del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) obtendrán asistencia de emergencia de alimentos a través del programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios […]




Delaware’s P-EBT Program Expanded to Children Under Age 6 in Households Receiving SNAP

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Eligible SNAP Households Will Receive P-EBT Emergency Food Assistance on June 3 NEW CASTLE (June 1, 2022) – Delaware families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will get emergency food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program for children under the age of 6 living in their households. Eligible SNAP households […]




DNREC, Division of Public Health Offer Tips About Ticks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

With spring heading into summer – prime time for ticks as well as for people getting outdoors – the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has partnered with the Division of Public Health within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to educate the public about ticks.




In Another Likely Consequence of Pandemic, Delaware Overdose Deaths Increase 15% in 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Division of Forensic Science Annual Report Finds Fentanyl Still Involved in More Than 80% of Deaths; Cocaine Link on the Rise NEW CASTLE (May 24, 2022) – In what health officials fear is another consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware’s overdose deaths increased more than 15% in 2021 to a record […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Division Of Public Health Launches New Delaware WIC Educational Website

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

DOVER, DE (June 1, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the launch of Delaware WIC’s new educational website. The website includes information on nutrition, breastfeeding, and WIC’s programming for families, covering all stages of pregnancy, postpartum, infancy and children up to five years of age. It currently includes a link to […]




El Programa P-EBT de Delaware se Expandió a Niños Menores de 6 Años en Hogares Que Reciben SNAP

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Los Hogares Elegibles Para SNAP Recibirán Asistencia de Emergencia Para Alimentos P-EBT el 3 de Junio NEW CASTLE (1 de Junio de 2022) – Las familias de Delaware que reciben beneficios de alimentos del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) obtendrán asistencia de emergencia de alimentos a través del programa de Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios […]




Delaware’s P-EBT Program Expanded to Children Under Age 6 in Households Receiving SNAP

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Eligible SNAP Households Will Receive P-EBT Emergency Food Assistance on June 3 NEW CASTLE (June 1, 2022) – Delaware families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will get emergency food assistance through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program for children under the age of 6 living in their households. Eligible SNAP households […]




DNREC, Division of Public Health Offer Tips About Ticks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

With spring heading into summer – prime time for ticks as well as for people getting outdoors – the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has partnered with the Division of Public Health within the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to educate the public about ticks.




In Another Likely Consequence of Pandemic, Delaware Overdose Deaths Increase 15% in 2021

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Division of Forensic Science Annual Report Finds Fentanyl Still Involved in More Than 80% of Deaths; Cocaine Link on the Rise NEW CASTLE (May 24, 2022) – In what health officials fear is another consequence of the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware’s overdose deaths increased more than 15% in 2021 to a record […]