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Fifteenth Annual Diabetes Wellness Expo Set for Nov. 1, 2016

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

More than 50 exhibitors will showcase health services, supplies and programs to Delawareans with diabetes at the Diabetes Wellness Expo, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Dover Downs Conference Center, in Dover. The expo will bring together healthcare facilities, diabetes-related organizations and businesses to provide an opportunity for people at risk for, or with, diabetes to access to the most up-to-date services, products and information.




DPH Announces First Confirmed Flu Case of 2016-2017 Season at Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Vaccination Event

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

Today, Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) announced the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2016-2017 flu season. The case involves a 27-year-old Kent County man who was not hospitalized. DPH made the announcement during the press event portion of a drive-thru flu clinic held in Dover, which served as the official kickoff of its 2016-2017 flu season prevention efforts. The free drive-thru flu clinic was conducted outside of the Blue Hen Corporate Center in Dover. It was the first DPH drive-thru flu clinic in Kent County, and is expected to be the largest. DPH nursing staff, joined by Bayhealth nurses, administered intramuscular flu vaccines. Local radio station Eagle 97.7 provided entertainment.




Delaware’s Captive Bureau Nominated as Non-European Union Domicile of the Year

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

The World’s Fifth Largest Captive Insurance Domicile Continues its Leadership Role




National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Wilmington, Delaware on November 1, 2016

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Thursday, October 27, 2016 Contacts: Judith Kargbo (NEA), kargboj@arts.gov, 202-682-5528 Leeann Wallett (Delaware Division of Arts), leeann.wallett@delaware.gov, 302-577-8280 Brian Cunningham (Senator Coons), Brian_Cunningham@coons.senate.gov, 302-573- 6345 National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Wilmington, Delaware on November 1, 2016 Washington, DC – On November 1, 2016, Jane Chu, chairman of the National […]




Department of Labor Awarded $800,000 to Fund Apprenticeship Delaware

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

  Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor has been awarded an $800,000 federal grant to fund the Apprenticeship Delaware project. The grant is part of a $50.5 million investment in State Expansion Grants to expand apprenticeships across the country in a diverse array of industry sectors. The initiative, called Apprenticeship USA, is part […]







  Category: Newsroom

Fifteenth Annual Diabetes Wellness Expo Set for Nov. 1, 2016

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

More than 50 exhibitors will showcase health services, supplies and programs to Delawareans with diabetes at the Diabetes Wellness Expo, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Dover Downs Conference Center, in Dover. The expo will bring together healthcare facilities, diabetes-related organizations and businesses to provide an opportunity for people at risk for, or with, diabetes to access to the most up-to-date services, products and information.




DPH Announces First Confirmed Flu Case of 2016-2017 Season at Drive-Thru Flu Clinic Vaccination Event

Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

Today, Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) announced the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza for the 2016-2017 flu season. The case involves a 27-year-old Kent County man who was not hospitalized. DPH made the announcement during the press event portion of a drive-thru flu clinic held in Dover, which served as the official kickoff of its 2016-2017 flu season prevention efforts. The free drive-thru flu clinic was conducted outside of the Blue Hen Corporate Center in Dover. It was the first DPH drive-thru flu clinic in Kent County, and is expected to be the largest. DPH nursing staff, joined by Bayhealth nurses, administered intramuscular flu vaccines. Local radio station Eagle 97.7 provided entertainment.




Delaware’s Captive Bureau Nominated as Non-European Union Domicile of the Year

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

The World’s Fifth Largest Captive Insurance Domicile Continues its Leadership Role




National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Wilmington, Delaware on November 1, 2016

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: Thursday, October 27, 2016 Contacts: Judith Kargbo (NEA), kargboj@arts.gov, 202-682-5528 Leeann Wallett (Delaware Division of Arts), leeann.wallett@delaware.gov, 302-577-8280 Brian Cunningham (Senator Coons), Brian_Cunningham@coons.senate.gov, 302-573- 6345 National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu to Visit Wilmington, Delaware on November 1, 2016 Washington, DC – On November 1, 2016, Jane Chu, chairman of the National […]




Department of Labor Awarded $800,000 to Fund Apprenticeship Delaware

Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

  Wilmington, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor has been awarded an $800,000 federal grant to fund the Apprenticeship Delaware project. The grant is part of a $50.5 million investment in State Expansion Grants to expand apprenticeships across the country in a diverse array of industry sectors. The initiative, called Apprenticeship USA, is part […]