DPH Offering Free HIV Screening on National HIV Testing Day, June 27, 2018
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Free HIV testing will be offered through the Division of Public Health (DPH) at two Delaware state service centers on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in observance of National HIV Testing Day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care.
DPH TO HOLD MASS CARE EXERCISE AT SUSSEX CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL JUNE 19-20, 2018
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 15, 2018
The Division of Public Health (DPH) will host a two-day, exercise on Tuesday, June 19, and Wednesday, June 20, at Sussex Central High School, Georgetown. The purpose is to test the division’s ability to operate a shelter for residents who may be displaced or unable to occupy their homes in the event of a disaster.
DPH Issues Reminder of Open Testing Dates for TB; Announces Call Center to Close Friday, June 1, 2018
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 1, 2018
The Division of Public Health is continuing its efforts to encourage former residents and employees of the ManorCare Health Services Foulk Road facility in Wilmington, between January and September 2017, to be tested for tuberculosis (TB). DPH opened a call center on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, to follow up with individuals who had been sent a letter and answer any questions, as well as to field questions from the public. As the number of incoming calls has decreased significantly since the opening, DPH is announcing that the call center will cease operations at 4:00 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2018.
Delaware Health Officials Issue Warning after 2 Deaths Involve Same Stamp on Packets of Heroin
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 29, 2018
NEW CASTLE (May 28, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker is warning people in active substance use in Delaware that two people have died from suspected overdoses in a 24-hour period that involve heroin packets with the same stamp. DHSS is not identifying the stamp so people […]
DPH Announces TB Response at Wilmington Long-Term Care Facility
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 25, 2018
The Division of Public Health (DPH) announced today that over 600 individuals may have been exposed to someone with active tuberculosis (TB) at the ManorCare Health Services Foulk Road facility during a nine-month period in 2017. Consistent with routine Division TB protocols, the agency is sending out letters to former residents and staff of the facility who may have been exposed to the infected individual between January and September 2017. DPH is also following up with phone calls to provide information on free testing and treatment at one of its three clinics in Newark, Dover, and Georgetown.
