Health Equity Institute of Delaware Opens Summer Internship Program to High School Students
The Health Equity Institute of Delaware (HEIDE) is excited to announce the full launch of HEIDE STEPS (Summer Training in Equity Program for Secondary Students) in the summer of 2025. This four-week internship is designed to teach high school students how to make a difference in their communities by learning about the social factors that […]
DPH Observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will join health organizations and advocates around the globe to recognize World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Sunday, March 24. This day commemorates Dr. Robert Koch’s groundbreaking discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is used to raise awareness and increase education about the threat of TB. DPH’s Tuberculosis Elimination and […]
Rep. Kimberly Williams and Sen. Jack Walsh Honor the Office of Animal Welfare with a Tribute for 10 Years of Service
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, the Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) was recognized by the 152nd General Assembly, with House Concurrent Resolution 81 sponsored by Rep. Kimberly Williams, (D-19), and Sen. Jack Walsh, (D-9). November 2023 marked 10 years since the OAW was established under the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH). The OAW is […]
Family SHADE Mini-Grant Program Awards $25,000 to Three Community Organizations
WILMINGTON – The Parent Information Center of Delaware (PIC), in partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), announced the recipients of the Statewide Family SHADE Mini-Grant Program for 2023-2024. The Family SHADE (Support Healthcare Alliance Delaware) mini-grant program aims to build state and local capacity and test small-scale innovative strategies to improve the […]
DPH Encourages Masking, Other Precautionary Measures For Visitors To Legislative Hall
DOVER, DE (Jan. 30, 2023) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) has been notified of multiple positive cases of COVID-19 that could be related to several in-person events last week in and around Legislative Hall. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH is offering recommendations to those planning to attend Joint Finance Committee hearings beginning […]
