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  Category: Division of Public Health


Delaware Animal Services Seeks Tips Regarding Dog Found Dead in Canary Creek

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

LEWES, Del. (March 29, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is seeking the public’s help with providing any information that may lead to an arrest in an act of animal cruelty. On the afternoon of Friday, March 24, DAS was contacted by Lewes Police who […]



DPH Encourages Public to get Updated Boosters and Learn about Treatment Options

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, March 17, 2023

DOVER, Del. (March 17, 2023) -  The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) saw a decrease in case rates and hospitalizations from COVID-19 over the past month and urges residents to remain vigilant and use the tools proven successful in the fight against the virus to continue these trends. While rates are down from the […]



DPH Announces Medical Provider Recruitment Push

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Health Care Commission | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

DOVER, DE (March 14, 2023) The Division of Public Health (DPH) is continuing its recruitment push to attract more medical professionals to live and work in Delaware.    As part of that recruitment effort, DPH, in conjunction with the Middletown-based Epic Marketing Consultants Corporation, developed a recruitment video touting the benefits of being a health care professional in Delaware. The […]



Monthly Suspected Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise, Hit Record High For January

Division of Public Health | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Over the past three months (November and December 2022 and January 2023), preliminary data indicates that suspected overdose deaths in Delaware have increased. Suspected accidental overdose data is reported by the Division of Forensic Science (DFS) and is considered preliminary until all data is finalized. Since November, the average monthly increase of suspected overdose deaths is 18.4%. In January 2023, 53 people died from suspected overdoses in Delaware, which represents a 47% increase over […]



DPH Encourages Masking, Other Precautionary Measures For Visitors To Legislative Hall

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023

DOVER, DE (Jan. 30, 2023) –   The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been notified of multiple positive cases of COVID-19 that could be related to several in-person events last week in and around Legislative Hall. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH is offering recommendations to those planning to attend Joint Finance Committee hearings beginning […]






  Category: Division of Public Health

Delaware Animal Services Seeks Tips Regarding Dog Found Dead in Canary Creek

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

LEWES, Del. (March 29, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health Office of Animal Welfare’s Delaware Animal Services (DAS) is seeking the public’s help with providing any information that may lead to an arrest in an act of animal cruelty. On the afternoon of Friday, March 24, DAS was contacted by Lewes Police who […]



DPH Encourages Public to get Updated Boosters and Learn about Treatment Options

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, March 17, 2023

DOVER, Del. (March 17, 2023) -  The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) saw a decrease in case rates and hospitalizations from COVID-19 over the past month and urges residents to remain vigilant and use the tools proven successful in the fight against the virus to continue these trends. While rates are down from the […]



DPH Announces Medical Provider Recruitment Push

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Health Care Commission | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

DOVER, DE (March 14, 2023) The Division of Public Health (DPH) is continuing its recruitment push to attract more medical professionals to live and work in Delaware.    As part of that recruitment effort, DPH, in conjunction with the Middletown-based Epic Marketing Consultants Corporation, developed a recruitment video touting the benefits of being a health care professional in Delaware. The […]



Monthly Suspected Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise, Hit Record High For January

Division of Public Health | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Over the past three months (November and December 2022 and January 2023), preliminary data indicates that suspected overdose deaths in Delaware have increased. Suspected accidental overdose data is reported by the Division of Forensic Science (DFS) and is considered preliminary until all data is finalized. Since November, the average monthly increase of suspected overdose deaths is 18.4%. In January 2023, 53 people died from suspected overdoses in Delaware, which represents a 47% increase over […]



DPH Encourages Masking, Other Precautionary Measures For Visitors To Legislative Hall

Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, January 30, 2023

DOVER, DE (Jan. 30, 2023) –   The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been notified of multiple positive cases of COVID-19 that could be related to several in-person events last week in and around Legislative Hall. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH is offering recommendations to those planning to attend Joint Finance Committee hearings beginning […]