Department of Public Health

The report recommends the First State target inequities in health and health care.

Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services launches a free app aimed at helping young children get a healthy start in life.

This week is ‘National Public Health Week’ and state officials are hoping to push people into making better choices in all aspects of their lives.…

The state is taking over some animal welfare and pet services sooner than expected under the new header of Delaware Animal Services. Hetti Brown is…

The aging stone channel that brings water from Brandywine Creek to Wilmington's water treatment system is getting a facelift. The city will spend $6…

For years, hospitals in Delaware and nationwide have given free baby formula to new moms. Research shows it makes moms less likely to breastfeed -- and…

Delaware's first human case of West Nile Virus since 2013 has been reported in Sussex County. The state Department of Public Health says a six-year-old…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that an anthrax sample shipped to a private Delaware lab was live.State Department of Public…

A private, commercial lab in Delaware is undergoing decontamination after being sent possibly active anthrax spores from the U.S. Department of Defense.…