DPH Provides Fourth of July Food and Pet Safety Tips
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) recommends that residents take steps to keep family, friends, and pets safe during Fourth of July gatherings.
DPH Advises Residents to Prepare for Dangerously High Temperatures This Week
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2018
As many Delawareans head outside for Fourth of July festivities, the Division of Public Health (DPH) encourages Delaware residents to prepare for extreme heat early this week and prevent heat-related illness as temperatures rise. Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s through Tuesday, with the heat index values as high as 105 degrees.
DPH Invites Public Comment on Delaware Statewide Health Assessment
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 2, 2018
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is seeking input from Delawareans on a draft version of a statewide assessment identifying the primary health needs of First State residents.
Fox in Angola Area Tests Positive for Rabies
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, June 29, 2018
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning Sussex County residents who live in the residential area of Camp Arrowhead Road between Marsh Island Golf Club and Angola Road of a positive case of rabies in a fox that bit a human and a dog earlier this week.
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.
