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Delaware County Health Rankings 2024

Produced by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, County Health Rankings for 2024 contains valuable data and numerous enhancements to make this report even more valuable to planners, public health professionals, funders, policymakers, and others.  Click here for the most updated Delaware data or visit the website for additional information!

 

The Academy in the News

The Delaware Population Consortium and the University of Delaware’s Institute of Public Administration recently held a workshop examining the effects of an older population on the state’s infrastructure. At that workshop was Executive Director Tim Gibbs, who discussed the demographics of the healthcare workforce the Academy/DPHA has been studing through our Delaware Health Force project, and what our workforce might look like in the coming years.

Read the article.

December Awareness

December is…

The Month of:

HIV/AIDS Awareness and Flu Vaccination- https://health.gov/news/202311/december

Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month- https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder

The Week of:

1-7: Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week- https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/awarenessweek

4-10: National Handwashing Awareness Week – http://www.henrythehand.com/news-events/national-handwashing-awareness-week/
5-9: National Influenza Vaccination Week – http://www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw/

The Day of:

1: World AIDS Day – https://www.worldaidsday.org/

3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities- https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities

10: Human Rights Day – http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/

27: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness- https://www.un.org/en/observances/epidemic-preparedness-day

Need more to celebrate? Check out the National Day Holidays and Awareness Days.com