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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 […]




DPH Announces Six New Cases Of Monkeypox; Vaccine Expansion Underway

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional cases of monkeypox (MPX), bringing the state’s total to 17. 




Covid-19 Cases Decline In Last Month; DPH Shares Summary Of Most Recent CDC Updates

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022

   DOVER, DE (Aug. 19, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports that the 7-day average of new positive COVID-19 cases has declined since the previous monthly update in July. However, COVID-19 is still circulating in the community, and at higher levels in some counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels data tracker, which was last […]







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

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 […]




DPH Announces Six New Cases Of Monkeypox; Vaccine Expansion Underway

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional cases of monkeypox (MPX), bringing the state’s total to 17. 




Covid-19 Cases Decline In Last Month; DPH Shares Summary Of Most Recent CDC Updates

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, August 19, 2022

   DOVER, DE (Aug. 19, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports that the 7-day average of new positive COVID-19 cases has declined since the previous monthly update in July. However, COVID-19 is still circulating in the community, and at higher levels in some counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels data tracker, which was last […]