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Division Of Public Health Releases Information On 2020 Delaware Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

DOVER, DE (August 30, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is releasing a 2020 State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) fact sheet on all drug overdose deaths that occurred in Delaware. This snapshot contains fatality data abstracted from the state’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) collaborative. DPH collects and analyzes unintentional drug overdose […]




Delaware Division Of Public Health Re-Accredited As Nationally Accredited Public Health Agency

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

DOVER, DE (Aug 31, 2022) ­– The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that it has been re-accredited by the national Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).  The Board formally issued Delaware’s continued accreditation status on Aug. 18. In maintaining its accreditation status for another five years, DPH has demonstrated that it meets PHAB’s […]




Delaware Division of Public Health Launches New Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022

DOVER, DE (Aug. 29, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Office of Health Crisis Response (OHCR) is announcing it will begin including fentanyl test strips in Narcan kits it distributes to the public. The effort is part of a harm-reduction strategy aimed at preventing accidental overdoses due to fentanyl consumption.   Fentanyl is now the leading cause of […]




Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia el 25 de Agosto

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

NEW CASTLE (24 de Agosto de 2022) – La División de Servicios Sociales de Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia para Agosto a los hogares elegibles como parte de la respuesta continua del Estado a la crisis de salud pública de COVID-19. Los beneficios se emitirán como parte del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) y […]




Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on August 25

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 24, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for August to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Division Of Public Health Releases Information On 2020 Delaware Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

DOVER, DE (August 30, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is releasing a 2020 State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) fact sheet on all drug overdose deaths that occurred in Delaware. This snapshot contains fatality data abstracted from the state’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) collaborative. DPH collects and analyzes unintentional drug overdose […]




Delaware Division Of Public Health Re-Accredited As Nationally Accredited Public Health Agency

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

DOVER, DE (Aug 31, 2022) ­– The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that it has been re-accredited by the national Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).  The Board formally issued Delaware’s continued accreditation status on Aug. 18. In maintaining its accreditation status for another five years, DPH has demonstrated that it meets PHAB’s […]




Delaware Division of Public Health Launches New Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022

DOVER, DE (Aug. 29, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Office of Health Crisis Response (OHCR) is announcing it will begin including fentanyl test strips in Narcan kits it distributes to the public. The effort is part of a harm-reduction strategy aimed at preventing accidental overdoses due to fentanyl consumption.   Fentanyl is now the leading cause of […]




Delaware Emitirá Beneficios de Emergencia el 25 de Agosto

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

NEW CASTLE (24 de Agosto de 2022) – La División de Servicios Sociales de Delaware emitirá beneficios de emergencia para Agosto a los hogares elegibles como parte de la respuesta continua del Estado a la crisis de salud pública de COVID-19. Los beneficios se emitirán como parte del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) y […]




Delaware Will Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on August 25

Delaware Health and Social Services | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

NEW CASTLE (Aug. 24, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for August to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Benefits will be issued as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and two cash assistance programs – Temporary Assistance […]