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Delaware’s Dr. Vibha Sanwal Receives CDC’s Childhood Immunization Champion Award

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

Vibha Sanwal, MD, from Rainbow Pediatrics of Georgetown & Lewes, has been named a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion for her outstanding efforts to promote childhood immunizations in her clinic offices. The Division of Public Health’s nominated her for the award.




INspire Talks: Why Wilmington?

New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

with a Panel Discussion moderated by Governor Carney Watch as 5 speakers, one musical performance, and a live art experience all answer the question “Why Wilmington?”  




Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

DOVER (April 26, 2018) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence this week as it recognized 33 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 33 TANF clients who have […]




State awards grants to summer, afterschool programs

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded five new grants for afterschool and summer programs under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program grants are designed to provide students with enrichment activities to improve the academic success of students from Title I schools. Schools are designated as Title I based on high percentage of students who come from low-income families. The money comes from federal funds.




Governors Carney, Cuomo, Murphy, Malloy, Raimondo, Baker and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Key Initiative of Historic Anti-Gun Violence Multi-State Agreement Between Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico Partnership Will Collect and Analyze Data Across Multiple Disciplines on Public Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence to Better Inform Policymakers Nationwide Fills Void Left by Federal Government’s 1996 Ban on Federally-Funded Gun Violence Research […]







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware’s Dr. Vibha Sanwal Receives CDC’s Childhood Immunization Champion Award

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

Vibha Sanwal, MD, from Rainbow Pediatrics of Georgetown & Lewes, has been named a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion for her outstanding efforts to promote childhood immunizations in her clinic offices. The Division of Public Health’s nominated her for the award.




INspire Talks: Why Wilmington?

New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

with a Panel Discussion moderated by Governor Carney Watch as 5 speakers, one musical performance, and a live art experience all answer the question “Why Wilmington?”  




Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

DOVER (April 26, 2018) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence this week as it recognized 33 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 33 TANF clients who have […]




State awards grants to summer, afterschool programs

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded five new grants for afterschool and summer programs under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program grants are designed to provide students with enrichment activities to improve the academic success of students from Title I schools. Schools are designated as Title I based on high percentage of students who come from low-income families. The money comes from federal funds.




Governors Carney, Cuomo, Murphy, Malloy, Raimondo, Baker and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Key Initiative of Historic Anti-Gun Violence Multi-State Agreement Between Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico Partnership Will Collect and Analyze Data Across Multiple Disciplines on Public Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence to Better Inform Policymakers Nationwide Fills Void Left by Federal Government’s 1996 Ban on Federally-Funded Gun Violence Research […]