News

2025

DCHD Announces New "Test and Go" Kiosks and Gunlock Additions - 4/16/2025

National Public Health Week 2025 - DCHD Celebration Campaign - 4/7/2025

Celebrating Three Years of Public Health in Delaware County - 4/2/2025

Delaware County Completes Community Health Improvement Plan - 3/12/2025

DCHD Launches Lead Poisoning Awareness Campaign - 2/18/2025

DCHD Healthy Weight Management Challenge - 2/7/2025

DCHD is shining a light on Black History Month Pioneers - 2/4/2025

DCHD Releases PPOR Report on Infant Mortality - 1/23/2025

DCHD Celebrates the Launch of "Test and Go" Kiosks with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony - 1/14/2025

2024

DCHD Kicks Off Community Health Improvement Plan - 10/21/2024

DCHD Holds Free Flu Shot Clinic in Partnership with Public Drug Pharmacy in Upper Darby Ahead of the Holidays - 10/21/2024

DCHD Hosts Empowering One Another Event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month - 10/4/2024

DCHD Perinatal Community Health Worker and Doula Pilot Program Contracts Awarded - 10/1/2024

DCHD Delaware County Health Department Unveils 2024 Annual Report - 10/1/2024

DCHD Hosts Mammogram Screening Event in Chester for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - 9/30/2024

DCHD Holds Free Tinicum Twp Drive-Thru Flu Clinic - 9/25/2024

DCHD to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes - 8/9/2024

DCHD Boosts Healthy Food Access Through Cold Storage Equipment Initiative - 8/1/2024

DCHD to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes - 7/31/2024

DCHD To Provide County Facilities Management Department With Life-Saving Training - 7/19/2024

DCHD Hosts First Back-to-School Fair - 7/18/2024

DCHD Delivers: Back to School Fair Donation Drive - 7/11/2024

DCHD Introduces ‘Test and Go’ Health Kiosks - 6/21/2024

Mindfulness Monday: Yoga with the Delaware County Health Department Returns - 6/20/2024

DCHD Librarians Learn Life-Saving Skills Through Delco Revive - 6/14/2024

DCHD and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Host Mammogram Screening Event in Chester - 5/30/2024

Delaware County Health Department Launched "Delco Revive" Campaign - 5/22/2024

DCHD Launches New Teen STI Clinic to Support Youth Sexual Health - 5/8/2024

DCHD The Green Community Clean Up - 4/19/2024

DCHD Strollin' Colon For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Event - 3/15/2024

Women’s History Month 2024 - Delco Women Making History - 3/13/2024

DCHD and Keystone First Host Diabetes Prevention Cooking Class Initiative - 2/27/2024

Community Health Assessment Findings Help Set Health Priorities for 2024-2028 in Delaware County - 2/26/2024

Mobile Cancer Mammogram Screening Event at Chester Postponed - 2/16/2024

DCHD to Offer Free Blood Pressure Screenings in Recognition of Black History Month and American Heart Month - 2/12/2024

The Delaware County Health Department is celebrating Black History Month by recognizing a Delaware County Black Public Health Pioneer every Thursday in February! - 2/8/2024

Delaware County Health Department and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Host Mammogram Screening Event in Chester - 1/30/2024

2023

DCHD Begins Mailing Drug Deactivation System to Residents - 12/18/2023

Mobile Cancer Mammogram Screening Event at Chester Postponed - 11/28/2023

Delaware County Health Department DCHD Delivers Thanksgiving Donation Drive in Partnership with ACME Markets and Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry - 11/20/2023

Delaware County Health Department Hosts 69th Street Terminal Influenza Immunization Clinic - 11/8/2023

Delaware County Health Department Announces "Walk-In Flu Shot Wednesdays" for November - 11/6/2023

Delaware County Health Department and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Host Mammogram Screening Event - 10/13/2023

Delaware County Health Department and Keystone First Offer Special Senior Vaccination Event - 10/6/2023

Delaware County Health Department Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus in 2023 - 10/3/2023

The Delaware County Health Department Holds Fall Influenza Vaccination Opportunities - 9/20/2023

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Haverford & Radnor Townships - 8/31/2023

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Lower Chichester Township, Upper Chichester Township and Trainer Borough - 8/23/2023

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Haverford Township - 8/15/2023

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Upper Darby Township, Lansdowne Borough, Yeadon Borough and Darby Township - 7/28/2023

Delaware County Health Department Holds Additional Community Conversation Events - 7/26/2023

Delaware County Health Department Seeks Community Input - 7/11/2023

Delaware County Health Department Reports on Community Health Assessments Survey Progress - 6/16/2023

Delaware County Health Department Hosts Free Prostate Cancer Screenings at the Wellness Center at Yeadon on June 21 - 6/15/2023

The Delaware County Health Department Urges All Residents to Avoid All Physical Activity Outdoors Due to Wildfire Smoke - 6/8/2023

Update: PA DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day to Code Red for Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 - 6/7/2023

Delaware County Mosquito Pool Tests Positive for West Nile Virus - 5/18/2023

The Delaware County Health Department Announces its First Community Health Assessment - 5/9/2023

UPDATE: The Delaware County Health Department Holds Open House at the Wellness Center at Chester - 5/2/2023

Delaware County Health Department and Personic Healthcare End COVID-19, Flu and RSV Testing Operation Partnership in Yeadon - 4/21/2023

Delaware County Health Department Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary - 4/3/2023

Free Screening and Panel Discussion Focused on Maternal Health on April 12 - 3/23/2023

The Delaware County Health Department Announces the Launch of “Doing Delco Safely” Free Condom Distribution Program - 2/14/2023

Delaware County Health Department Black History Month Events for February 24th - 2/13/2023

Free COVID-19 Booster clinic at Haverford Township, 2/14 - 2/10/2023

The Delaware County Health Department is celebrating Black History Month by recognizing a Delaware County Black Public Health Pioneer every Thursday in February! - 2/1/2023

Person at William Penn School District, Penn Wood Middle School tests positive for tuberculosis - 1/23/2023

2022

The Delaware County Health Department Releases 2022 End of Year Review - 12/30/2022

Delaware County Health Department Partners with Personic to Add Free Flu and RSV Testing at Yeadon COVID-19 Testing Site Beginning Jan. 3 - 12/30/2022

The Health Department Urges Residents to take Precautions Against Respiratory Illness - 12/15/2022

Stay Healthy for the Holidays! Delaware County Health Department to Offer Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits Starting in December - 11/28/2022

RSV Season is Here: How to Protect Yourself and Your Child - 11/25/2022

Lead Prevention Panel Discussion to be Held October 25 - 10/21/2022

Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available - 10/14/2022

Convenient And Safe Drive-thru Flu Shot Clinics To Be Held In Yeadon And Broomall - 10/7/2022

Moderna Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Available through the Delaware County Health Department Starting September 28 - 9/28/2022

Delaware County Health Department to Provide Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations on Alternating Thursdays in Yeadon Starting Sept. 22 - 9/22/2022

Pfizer Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Available through the Delaware County Health Department Starting September 22 - 9/16/2022

Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Approved by FDA - 9/1/2022

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Collingdale - 8/29/2022

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Collingdale - 8/19/2022

The Delaware County Health Department to Spray Adulticide for Mosquitoes in Yeadon - 7/29/2022

The New 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: An Easier Way to Connect to Help - 7/27/2022

The Department of Enviornmental Protection to Perform Larvicide July 12, 2022 - 7/11/2022

Delaware County Health Department Announces First West Nile Positive Mosquitoes in Delaware County - 7/8/2022

Delaware County Health Department to offer STI Services at the Delaware County Wellness Center at Yeadon - 7/7/2022

Delaware County Health Department launches Monkeypox information page - 6/23/2022

Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available for Children 6 Months and Over - 6/22/2022

Health Department provides residents with Monkeypox Virus Resources - 6/21/22

Delaware County Health Department Partners and Local Health Care Provider Personic Launch Free COVID-19 Testing Site - 6/14/2022

Delaware County Health Department Partners with Local Health Care Provider Personic to Open Free COVID-19 Testing Site - 6/8/2022

The Delaware County Health Department is Now Offering COVID-19 Boosters for Children Ages 5 and Over - 6/3/2022

The Department of Enviornmental Protection to Perform Larvicide May 27, 2022 - 5/27/2022

Delaware County Moves to High COVID-19 Community Transmission Levels - 5/20/2022

The Delaware County Health Department to Relocate COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics - 5/3/2022

The Delaware County Health Department Holds Open House at its Newly Renovated Facility - 4/29/2022

FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals - 3/29/2022

Announcing the Approval of the Delaware County Health Department! - 3/4/2022

Jack and Jill of America to Host Healthy Fun Day for the Community - 3/3/2022

Delco’s First Ever Health Director Tours Neighborhood Vaccination Site in Chester - 1/28/2022

2021

Delaware County Board of Health approves the first Delaware County Health Department Director - 11/18/2021

Delaware County Council Appoints Members to the Delaware County Board of Health - 4/16/2021

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For more information and assistance, the Delaware County Health Department Wellness Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition to responding to phone calls, the Wellness Line also responds to email inquiries.

Phone: (484) 276-2100 (Available 24/7)
Email: DelcoWellness@co.delaware.pa.us