DELAWARE, Oh. — The Delaware Public Health District Board of Health today announced the decision to close the Health District's Sunbury location effective May 31, 2024. The Board’s decision was made after evaluating the usage of the location, financial implications, and after a discussion and consultation with City of Sunbury officials. "It's not uncommon to [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District (DPHD) is pleased to announce that Delaware County is among the top healthiest in Ohio and the Nation according to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) 2024 Annual Data Release issued today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. A major change this year is CHR&R no [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. -- The Delaware Public Health District is today announcing three separate funding awards recently received from the state of Ohio to help build up programming for Delaware County youth, older adults, and recycling and litter prevention within local parks. Youth Suicide Grant: $40,000 for year one of planning, $70,000 for three years [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. — The Delaware Public Health District is today announcing the opportunity for community facilities to install free water bottle refilling stations throughout the Health District thanks to a grant funded through the Ohio Department of Health. Through the grant, the Health District was able to secure 87 water bottle refilling stations with the [...]
Minimize Risk, Maximize Life — a program for adults of all ages who would like to learn about reducing the risk of problems related to alcohol consumption, for themselves or their loved ones, is once again being offered. The next course will take place Wednesday, March 20 from 4:30-6:30pm at Delaware County District Library [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. — The Delaware Public Health District Community Health division announces the availability of $25,000 in limited grant funds through the Healthy Communities Micro Grant program. Funds utilized in this program are to promote projects aimed at improving healthy eating choices, access to healthy foods, as well as increasing opportunities for engagement in physical activity or [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. — The Delaware Public Health District (DPHD) has been granted $247,793 to oversee the coordination of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) activities in Ohio’s Central region. DPHD was selected as one of eight regional subrecipients by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Bureau of Health Preparedness to strengthen local MRC capacity and response abilities. [...]
DELAWARE, Oh. – In the next several weeks, nearly 1,500 adults aged 55 and older who live in Delaware County will receive a survey by mail through a partnership between SourcePoint and the Delaware Public Health District. For the past five years, SourcePoint, in collaboration with many county partners, has been hard at work implementing [...]
Delaware, OH — Each November, the SAFE Delaware County Coalition acknowledges those who passed away due to motor vehicle crashes in Delaware County through a remembrance ceremony. Traditionally a display of wreaths with the name of each victim is dedicated as a reminder to drive safely during the holiday season. This year’s ceremony will honor the memory of 13 traffic crash [...]
Delaware, Oh. – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s (ODPS) Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) awarded $46,200 in federal traffic safety funding to the Delaware Public Health District’s traffic safety coalition Safety Awareness for Everyone Delaware County (SAFE) for federal fiscal year 2024. The funds are passed through OTSO from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [...]
