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Welcome to Healthy Delaware

Live a healthier life with our help.

To stay well, you need to be well informed. Healthy Delaware — Delaware Cancer Consortium — is a resource you can trust. Here, you will learn how to live better and how you can prevent, get tested for, and get treated for chronic diseases. Whether you have insurance or not, you may be eligible for programs and services.

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Healthy Living

Make choices to improve your everyday health.

Learn about the everyday things that can make a lifelong difference in your health — from nutrition to activity to stress-reduction tips.

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Cancer

Cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship details.

A healthy lifestyle can lead to a lower cancer risk. Our advice can help you learn what you can do. And if you are diagnosed with cancer, our programs and services can help you not just survive, but thrive.

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Heart

Stay heart-healthy with our help.

Learn what you can do to prevent heart disease. You’ll also find details on the types of heart disease and how to lower your blood pressure and cholesterol.

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Diabetes

Make the right decisions to live better with diabetes.

Get guidance on the importance of monitoring your diabetes and more. Learn about programs that can help you live with diabetes and manage it successfully.

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Tobacco

Put tobacco out of your life for good.

Phone and in-person Quitline and online QuitNet information is here, along with valuable facts about secondhand smoke and the dangers of vaping.

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Self-Management

Self-management programs help you learn how to live better by managing your disease.

Free six-week step-by-step self-management workshops are offered to adults who have or care for someone, living with a chronic condition, a cancer diagnosis, or diabetes.

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Other services

Find programs and services to help you face other health challenges in your life.

The state of Delaware offers ways to help you with other health-related needs. Visit these websites to learn about them:

Addiction and Behavioral Health

Mental health and addiction can affect anyone. No one has to struggle alone. Get help now.

Visit HelpIsHereDE.com
Maternal and Child Health

Get connected to resources, programs, and social networks for reproductive life planning, healthy pregnancy, raising babies, and more.

Visit DEThrives.com
Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Health

WIC, is a federal nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers, and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.

Visit DHSS.Delaware.gov

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Latest Info

Men’s Health: Simple Steps That Can Add Years to Your Life

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Men’s Health: Simple Steps That Can Add Years to Your Life

Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), men live approximately five years less than women? The good news? Many of the top health threats to men are preventable. If you have a male loved one, or you are a male looking to improve your health, there’s no better time than now to learn what can be done to live a healthier — and hopefully longer — life! 

Five Tips to Move More 

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Five Tips to Move More 

Do you sometimes feel the hardest part of starting anything new is just getting started? We all know how important it is to be physically active. But are you struggling with how to take that first step? There are easy ways to get moving! 

The Importance of Screening for Cervical Cancer

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The Importance of Screening for Cervical Cancer

Once a leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women, cervical cancer can now be largely prevented or detected early through regular Pap and HPV testing, HPV vaccination, and accessible programs like Screening for Life that offer free screenings for those who are uninsured or underinsured.