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Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment

Process Involved 14 Months of Internal, External Analysis and Outreach NEW CASTLE (July 16, 2020) – After 14 months of analysis, employees and stakeholder online surveys, internal and external focus group interviews, and a focus on strengths and weaknesses of current operations by a strategic planning steering committee, the Department of Health and Social Services […]




Governor Carney Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will leave her current role as the head of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) this summer to join Nemours’ National Office of Policy and Prevention in Washington, D.C. Dr. Walker, who has served as Secretary of the […]




División de Servicios Sociales de Delaware Aprobados para la EBT debido a la Pandemia para Alimentar a los Niños

NEW CASTLE (5 de mayo de 2020) – El 1 de mayo, la División de Servicios Sociales fue aprobada por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) para operar la Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios Debido a la Pandemia (P-EBT, por sus siglas en inglés), un programa nuevo autorizado […]




DPH Launches My Healthy Community Portal

DOVER (May 13, 2019) — Today, the Division of Public Health (DPH) launched a data portal allowing Delawareans to assess the overall health of their communities. The My Healthy Community data portal delivers neighborhood-focused population health, environmental and social determinant of health data to the public. The innovative technological showpiece, which was unveiled at the […]




DHSS Secretary Issues Statement on Potential Impact to Health & Social Services of Proposed Federal Immigration Change

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 23, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker, a board-certified family physician, is reassuring Delawareans that a proposed change to the public charge rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not affect current eligibility for health care and social services in Delaware, and […]







 Pages Tagged With: "Delaware Department of Health and Social Services"

Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment

Process Involved 14 Months of Internal, External Analysis and Outreach NEW CASTLE (July 16, 2020) – After 14 months of analysis, employees and stakeholder online surveys, internal and external focus group interviews, and a focus on strengths and weaknesses of current operations by a strategic planning steering committee, the Department of Health and Social Services […]




Governor Carney Announces Leadership Changes at Department of Health and Social Services

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker will leave her current role as the head of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) this summer to join Nemours’ National Office of Policy and Prevention in Washington, D.C. Dr. Walker, who has served as Secretary of the […]




División de Servicios Sociales de Delaware Aprobados para la EBT debido a la Pandemia para Alimentar a los Niños

NEW CASTLE (5 de mayo de 2020) – El 1 de mayo, la División de Servicios Sociales fue aprobada por el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) para operar la Transferencia Electrónica de Beneficios Debido a la Pandemia (P-EBT, por sus siglas en inglés), un programa nuevo autorizado […]




DPH Launches My Healthy Community Portal

DOVER (May 13, 2019) — Today, the Division of Public Health (DPH) launched a data portal allowing Delawareans to assess the overall health of their communities. The My Healthy Community data portal delivers neighborhood-focused population health, environmental and social determinant of health data to the public. The innovative technological showpiece, which was unveiled at the […]




DHSS Secretary Issues Statement on Potential Impact to Health & Social Services of Proposed Federal Immigration Change

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 23, 2018) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Dr. Kara Odom Walker, a board-certified family physician, is reassuring Delawareans that a proposed change to the public charge rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not affect current eligibility for health care and social services in Delaware, and […]