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WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington resident and lung cancer advocate Cristina Kalesse is traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with her members of Congress during the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE Advocacy …
Delaware Lung Cancer Advocate Travels to Washington with Big Ask Read More
The CDC recently announced two new Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) under its Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program to advance the critical work that health departments and communities play in …
New Funding Opportunities for States, Cities, and Territories to Strengthen Overdose Surveillance and Prevention Efforts Read More
According to new CDC data, nearly 3 in 5 (57%) U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021—double that of boys, representing a nearly 60% increase and the highest …
Shocking New CDC Data Shows Teen Girls in Crisis Read More
A CDC study provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when they are most vulnerable to the disease.
Get the Facts: Tdap Vaccine During Pregnancy Offers Protection to Newborns Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Spring bird migration will soon be upon us, and with it comes the annual migration of wild birds. As Pennsylvania poultry owners prepare for this influx of new …
Spring Bird Migration Is Coming: Here’s What Poultry Owners Need to Know Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — Elizabeth “Betsy” Walls, RN, the retired Director of Personal Health for the Chester County Health Department whose efforts helped to establish the Public Health Emergency Preparedness …
Retired Director of Personal Health for Chester County Health Department Honored by Centers for Disease Control Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Pennsylvania will receive $98 million in federal funding to enhance public health infrastructure including staffing, health planning and equity and data modernization efforts, announced Acting Secretary of Health …
Pennsylvania to Receive $98 Million in Federal Funding for Public Health Read More
New data released Friday in CDC’s MMWR provide additional evidence to support that vaccination with the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine is safe and reduces the risk for getting mpox. CDC recommends vaccination for …
CDC Studies Support Mpox (Monkeypox) Vaccine as Safe and Effective Read More