Division of Public Health

The state has launched a publicly accessible data tool to help Delawareans track health and environmental risks in their neighborhoods. On the new My…

The CDC has confirmed that an insect that bit a child’s face in Kent County last July was a “kissing bug.”The finding was the first confirmed…

Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long recently kicked off the “Lieutenant Governor’s Challenge,” which aims to build a stronger and healthier Delaware.…

The state Division of Public Health and Indian River School District report about 50 individuals may have been exposed to someone with active tuberculosis…

Advocates at the state and local level are working to get the lifesaving drug naloxone to first responders and citizens in Wilmington. But the Wilmington…

As the weather gets warmer and people spend more time outdoors - diseases passed to people through by tick, mosquito and flea bites become a bigger…

State environmental and health officials are working together to sample wells at homes near Mountaire Farms’ poultry processing plant in Millsboro. The…

Delaware saw a string of six overdose deaths over the past three weeks. Five were in New Castle County and one was in Sussex.Law enforcement found what…

The number of flu related deaths in Delaware this season is now into double digits.The state’s Division of Public Health reports three new deaths linked…

Delaware has its first indication that West Nile Virus is present in the state this year. Seven sentinel chickens tested positive for the virus in August,…