Division of Public Health and Indian River School District Announce TB Response at Georgetown Elementary School
Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Division of Public Health (DPH) and Indian River School District announced today that approximately 50 individuals at Georgetown Elementary School in Sussex County may have been exposed to someone with active tuberculosis (TB). DPH is making contact with those individuals to offer free screenings, as well as treatment if needed. To protect medical privacy, no additional information will be provided regarding the source of the infection or the individuals who need testing.
Delaware Receives $9M Federal Grant to Expand Mental Health Supports in Schools
Department of Education | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018
Grant funds Project DelAWARE, a new partnership between the State of Delaware and three school districts WILMINGTON, Del. – Delaware has won a $9 million federal grant to expand school mental health supports. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will fund Project DelAWARE, a […]
DelDOT Wins Award for I-495 Project
Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized by the Mid-Atlantic Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MASITE) with the 2018 Project of the Year award. The $1.5 million project, which was completed this summer, extended the I-495 southbound travel lane 1,700 feet beyond the merge point with I-95 southbound. The project is already […]
DHSS, Fetal Alcohol Task Force and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services Remind Pregnant Women Not to Drink During Pregnancy
Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 24, 2018
WILMINGTON (Sept. 19, 2018) – To commemorate September as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month, the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Task Force of Delaware and Brandywine Counseling & Community Services are reminding pregnant women that no amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy. Birth defects caused […]
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during October 2018
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 21, 2018
Early 1900s music education, the life of Delaware patriot Caesar Rodney and walking tours of St. Peter’s cemetery in Lewes among topics to be explored.
