“Founding Fathers and Mothers”: The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2017
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017
Lectures feature a team of scholars and historians who will discuss the Founding Fathers of the United States and the women in their lives.
“Listen Up! The Finale” at Dover’s Old State House on April 8, 2017
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017
Conclusion of the year-long spoken-word program that engages young people in Delaware history.
Help Us Become The Heathiest Nation In One Generation Beginning With National Public Health Week (April 3-9, 2017)
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Did you know that In the U.S., where you live, your income, education, race and access to health care may mean as much as a 15-year difference in how long you will live? The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) wants to help ensure conditions where everyone has the opportunity to be healthy. During National Public Health Week (April 3-9, 2017), the DPH is joining the American Public Health Association (APHA) by encouraging Americans to do their part to help the United States become the healthiest nation by 2030.
Governor Carney’s Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on Climate Change
Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the Clean Power Plan, which would reduce carbon emissions from power plants and combat climate change: “Delaware is already experiencing sea level rise twice as fast as the global average. More than 17,000 homes in Delaware are at risk […]
Delaware Flu Fatalities Increase To 11 – Highest Number Of Illnesses In Over Ten Years
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Although flu season is beginning to wind down, the number of flu-related deaths in Delaware for the 2016-2017 flu season continues to rise. The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing three more flu-related fatalities bringing this season’s total to 11. The second week of March, an 83-year-old New Castle County woman, infected with Influenza B, and a 77-year-old Kent County woman, infected with Influenza A, died. The third week of March, a 76-year-old Sussex County woman, also infected with Influenza A, died. All had underlying health conditions in addition to being ill with the flu.
