Heat Related Illness
Insights from a 2019-2024 Study on Heat Related Illnesses in DelawareDate published: March 2025Explore DPH's first report published on heat-related illnesses. The findings in this five-year report show the burden of heat-related illnesses on the Delaware population and identify those most at risk.
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Insights from the 2014-2018 Delaware Suicide Surveillance StudyDate published: April 2022Nearly 600 Delawareans died by suicide between 2014 and 2018. By examining the data and the characteristics of those who died, DHSS seeks to provide residents, health care professionals, local organizations, and others with information that could help prevent future suicides.
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COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Hispanic CommunityDate published: March 2022Hispanic Delawareans were hit hard during the pandemic's early months and slow to be vaccinated. Now they top the vaccination tables. What happened?
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Delaware's Opioid CrisisDate published: January 2020In Delaware, like in many states across the nation, the statistics paint a troubling reality. Over 30,000 adults, 9,000 adolescents, and more than 82 percent of our prison population struggle with mental illness or substance use disorder.
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