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Woodburn lit up in blue and green in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The theme of the 2016 campaign is “3 Minutes Can Save a Life: Get Screened. Get Help. Get Healthy.”




Upstream USA and Governor Markell Announce Private Funding to Improve Women’s Health through Contraceptive Access

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Visiting with employees of the Henrietta Johnson Health Clinic today, Governor Jack Markell and Upstream USA announced private funding of more than $10 million to Delaware CAN (Contraceptive Access Now), an initiative aimed at improving women’s health and birth outcomes by ensuring that all women, regardless of insurance status or where they get their healthcare, will have same-day access to the full range of contraceptive methods at low or no cost.




Commissioner Stewart: Delawareans Pay 7th Lowest Homeowner’s Insurance Rates in U.S.

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Delawareans paid the 7th lowest average homeowner’s insurance premium in the country in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available.




Hannah Sturgis to represent Delaware in 2016 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

HANNAH STURGIS TO REPRESENT DELAWARE IN 2016 POETRY OUT LOUD NATIONAL FINALS IN WASHINGTON, DC   From a competitive field of more than eighteen Delaware high schools students, Hannah Sturgis, a junior from POLYTECH High School, earned the title of 2016 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals held in Smyrna, Delaware, on […]




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

One of the ways we have worked to improve public safety and create opportunity for all Delawareans is through a smarter criminal justice system – a system that reserves limited prison space for violent criminals and emphasizes treatment and community supervision for low-level offenders whose needs outweigh their risks to the community. A significant number of the individuals who enter our justice system battle addiction and mental illness, and experience shows us that these are factors that drive criminal behavior. In fact, fully half of the inmates in Delaware’s prisons are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Adopting reforms that include improved efforts to identify and treat them can lower our prison population, keep families intact, and give more offenders the opportunity to be productive citizens.







  Category: News

Woodburn lit up in blue and green in honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The theme of the 2016 campaign is “3 Minutes Can Save a Life: Get Screened. Get Help. Get Healthy.”




Upstream USA and Governor Markell Announce Private Funding to Improve Women’s Health through Contraceptive Access

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Visiting with employees of the Henrietta Johnson Health Clinic today, Governor Jack Markell and Upstream USA announced private funding of more than $10 million to Delaware CAN (Contraceptive Access Now), an initiative aimed at improving women’s health and birth outcomes by ensuring that all women, regardless of insurance status or where they get their healthcare, will have same-day access to the full range of contraceptive methods at low or no cost.




Commissioner Stewart: Delawareans Pay 7th Lowest Homeowner’s Insurance Rates in U.S.

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Delawareans paid the 7th lowest average homeowner’s insurance premium in the country in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available.




Hannah Sturgis to represent Delaware in 2016 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, DC

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016

HANNAH STURGIS TO REPRESENT DELAWARE IN 2016 POETRY OUT LOUD NATIONAL FINALS IN WASHINGTON, DC   From a competitive field of more than eighteen Delaware high schools students, Hannah Sturgis, a junior from POLYTECH High School, earned the title of 2016 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals held in Smyrna, Delaware, on […]




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Improving Our Criminal Justice System to Create New Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 19, 2016

One of the ways we have worked to improve public safety and create opportunity for all Delawareans is through a smarter criminal justice system – a system that reserves limited prison space for violent criminals and emphasizes treatment and community supervision for low-level offenders whose needs outweigh their risks to the community. A significant number of the individuals who enter our justice system battle addiction and mental illness, and experience shows us that these are factors that drive criminal behavior. In fact, fully half of the inmates in Delaware’s prisons are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Adopting reforms that include improved efforts to identify and treat them can lower our prison population, keep families intact, and give more offenders the opportunity to be productive citizens.