DHSS Announces Health Fund Applications Due August 31
NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Health Fund Advisory Committee (HFAC) announced applications are now available for Fiscal Year 2027 and are due August 31. This is a change from previous years when Delaware Health Fund applications went live in June and closed in August. The application went live on […]
Division of Visually Impaired Provides Sensitivity Training to Wilmington PD
WILMINGTON — The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) partnered with the Wilmington Police Department to provide visual impairment sensitivity training to 60 officers on May 6 and 13 at police headquarters. The training was led by DVI-certified orientation and mobility therapist Heather Dougherty, with support from therapists […]
Delaware’s Fifth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report Shows 9.1% Increase
NEW CASTLE – Per capita healthcare spending in Delaware increased 9.1% in Calendar Year (CY) 2023, outpacing the spending benchmark set at a 3.1 percent growth rate for the CY 2023 performance period. The State of Delaware’s fifth annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report was presented today by the Department of Health and Social Services […]
State Agencies Announce Substantial Reduction in Drug Overdose Deaths
NEW CASTLE – The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), and the Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed a substantial decrease in drug deaths in calendar year 2024, down nearly 36% from the previous year. The total […]
Newly Released Federal Report Highlights Complexity of PFAS Exposure
NEW CASTLE – A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released today outlines findings from settled dust samples collected from a small number of homes near the New Castle Air National Guard Base. The findings, which also included a similarly sized sample of homes in Westfield, Massachusetts, will help environmental scientists and public health officials gain a better […]
