Melissa Lyon
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Delaware County’s First Health Director Resigns, Search Begins
It was a historic moment for Delaware County when it launched its first health department in 2021, and picked Melissa Lyon to run it, writes…
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Delaware County Health Department Offers Life-Saving Tools and Training With Delco Revive Campaign
The Delaware County Health Department (DCHD) launched a new campaign last week to provide residents, organizations, and businesses with free life-saving resources, including NARCAN nasal spray, Xylazine…
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Delaware County Health Department Looks Back at a 2-Year Journey
The Delaware County Health Department is two years old this year and look how much it’s grown! The department was an urgent necessity created out…
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Delaware County Households to Receive Drug Disposal Pouches
About 75 percent of Delaware County households will be receiving a free gift from the Delaware County Health Department, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
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Court: Show More Evidence That DCMH Closure Would be Harmful
There’s insufficient proof that closing Delaware County Memorial Hospital would cause ‘irreparable harm’ to the community, a Commonwealth appeals court ruled Wednesday. The court’s decision…
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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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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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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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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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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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A Challenge of COVID and a Golden Future of Personal Health for Delaware Countians
Delaware County Health Director Melissa Lyon has her hands full this week as she started her role today as the county’s new health director, writes…
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No Balloons, But Delaware County’s Health Department Will Open in January
Delaware County’s new health department is getting ready for a soft launch in January, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. A final presentation to Pennsylvania officials…
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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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