DELAWARE, Oh. –  Delaware City Schools will join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Delaware City School students from Shultz, Conger, Carlisle, Smith and Woodward Elementary Schools will be celebrating “International Walk to School Day” with parents, teachers and community leaders.  The event will [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware General Health District is informing Ashley and Oxford Township residents that mosquito fogging will occur on Tuesday Oct. 2 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Fogging will occur weather permitting, including a wind speed of less than 10 miles an hour and [...]

DELAWARE, Ohio – The Delaware General Health District is informing residents in Genoa Township, that mosquito fogging will occur Thursday, Aug. 30, as a result of a collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Weather permitting, the Heath District’s Residential Services Unit will fog in the following areas: Genoa Township: South of Lewis Center [...]

Clostridium perfringens is a foodborne disease that occurs when food is left at an unsafe temperature. Although food samples tested negative for C. perfringens bacteria, the stool samples tested positive for the toxin that C. perfringens forms in the gastrointestinal tract.  A specific food has not been able to be identified as the source of [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware General Health District is informing City of Delaware residents that mosquito fogging will occur on Monday Aug. 13 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Weather permitting, the Heath District’s Residential Services Unit will fog all areas west of the Olentangy River that [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware General Health District is informing residents in Berlin Township, that mosquito fogging will occur Thursday, Aug. 2, as a result of collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus. Weather permitting, the Heath District’s Residential Services Unit will fog in the following areas: east of Alum Creek on Cheshire, south [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – In the next several weeks, nearly 1,500 adults age 55 and older who live in Delaware County will be receiving a health survey by mail through a partnership between SourcePoint and the Delaware General Health District. The Delaware General Health District collaborated with many county partners to create a unique assessment tool [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware General Health District is informing residents in Trenton and Porter Townships that mosquito fogging will occur on Tuesday July 10 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Weather permitting, the Heath District’s Residential Services Unit will fog in the area north to Condit [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The SAFE Delaware County Coalition’s Teen Driver Task Force along with law enforcement representatives will be available to talk safety after the mock crash taking place at Big Walnut High School on Thursday, April 26 at 9:00am. The Teen Driver Task Force was brought together based on Delaware County parents’ desire to [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware General Health District is pleased to announce that Delaware County is the healthiest county in Ohio for the fourth year in a row.  The 2018 County Health Rankings issued today places Delaware County as first in Ohio for both health outcomes and health factors. Health outcomes focus on how healthy people are [...]