Delaware County Health Department
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Delaware County Tackles Infant, Maternal Mortality in New Program
Delaware County Black women are nearly four times as likely to die during pregnancy or the months after giving birth than white women. Infant mortality…
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Mercy Fitzgerald Seeks New EMS Contract With 3 Boroughs
Clifton Heights, Folcroft and Lansdowne fire companies could lose Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital paramedic services by the end of August if they don’t climb on board…
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A Valentine’s Gift From the Delco Health Department: Free Condoms
For sexually active couples on Valentine’s Day and beyond, the Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) has a gift for you–Doing Delco Safely. It’s a free…
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Tuberculosis Case Reported at Penn Wood School in Darby
The Delaware County Health Department reported Monday it has identified a positive case of tuberculosis at Penn Wood Middle School in Darby and is now…
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It’s Been 9 Months. How’s Our New Health Department Doing?
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) is less than a year old, having opened April 2, 2022, but it has managed to build up a…
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Looking Back at Delaware County’s 2022 Achievements
Delaware County Council has outlined the investments and achievements made in 2022, from January’s swearing-in of the most diverse Council in the county’s history to…
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Delco Council Chair Dr. Monica Taylor Adds Voice to White House Event
Delaware County was represented at the White House recently when County Council Chair Dr. Monica Taylor attended a “Communities in Action: Building a Better Pennsylvania”…
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Monkeypox Reaches Delaware County, with 9 Cases
The Delaware County Health Department has confirmed nine cases so far of monkeypox among county residents, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. It joins the Bucks…
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New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens in Yeadon Amid Positive Case Rise
A new COVID-19 test site opened Friday, June 10, in Yeadon to make sure everyone has equal access to testing during a recent surge in…
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CDC Moves Delco Back Into a High COVID Transmission County
COVID-19 is on the rise again in Delaware County as the CDC places the county back into a high level of transmission category. “When a…
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Delco Health Department Temporarily Banned From Inspections in 8 Towns
In late 2021, eight Delaware County municipalities filed a motion for a court injunction to keep the county’s pending health department from taking over their…
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Major Conference at Subaru Park in Chester Looks at Delaware County’s Energy, Environmental Needs
Delaware County is coming together Thursday, April 21, for a vegan, zero-waste, admission-free meeting of the minds conference at Subaru Park in Chester. The county’s…
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Public Health Department Now Open in Delco. What That Means for You
On April 2, the Delaware County Public Health Department began operating as an officially licensed department, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “We…
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Health Department Built on Political Will, COVID Funds, and Community Help
Tracy Tucker’s personal experience with COVID-19 illustrates why a health department will be so valuable in Delaware County, writes J.F. Pirro for Main Line Today.…
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Pennsylvania Gives Its Blessings to Delco’s New Health Department
The official word was all that remained and that came Monday, when the Pennsylvania Department of Health gave its certificate of approval to the Delaware…
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Delaware County’s Health Department Team Ready to Get to Work
Delaware County got a look at its new public health department team, led by its new health director Melissa Lyon, at a press conference Tuesday…
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7 Townships Ask Courts to Stop County Takeover of Health Inspections
Seven townships have filed a court injunction to prevent Delaware County’s new health department from taking over municipal health inspections, writes Kathleen E. Carey for…
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New Health Director Set to Build Modern Health Department From Ground Up
Delaware County’s Board of Health hired Melissa Lyon Nov. 18 as its new health department director writes Jim Melwert for KYW Radio Philadelphia. Now she…
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