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On Saturday, April 21st, 2018 nearly 200 people came out to participate in the first of six “Open Streets” events planned in Dover that year for promoting a healthy community.  The Dover/Smyrna multi-sector Healthy Neighborhood council, with Restoring Central Dover as...

PHC hosted self-care and mental health workshops as part of Peace Week Delaware 2018.  From September 15–23, 2018, peace-loving folks across our state celebrated Peace Week Delaware—a statewide series of events and actions raising awareness and hope for peace in our...

PHC is a proud member of the Wilmington Health Planning Council (WHPC) The Wilmington Health Planning Council is dedicated to working throughout the community to bring the goals and objectives of Healthy Wilmington 2020 to fruition. The 17th Wilmington Wellness Day...

The Partnership for Healthy Communities (PHC) coordinated a College of Health Sciences donor-funded project at Westside Family Healthcare to support summer service learning for cross-college graduate and undergraduate students. Students conducted research on food...

Play Streets temporarily closes a neighborhood block to traffic and provides play equipment to create safe, fun, and healthy spaces for children, families and neighbors to connect. In the summer of 2017, following outrage of numerous shootings including that of a...

This spring, PHC led collaborative efforts in Delaware to plan and coordinate National Public Health Week (NPHW) hosted by the American Public Health Association. During the week, we celebrated the power of prevention, advocated for healthy and fair policies, shared...

  March came in like a lion, yet the 2,600 registered participants of the 5th Annual AtTAcK Addiction 5K braved the strong winds and cold temperatures, and embodied the  strength of this powerful animal in their fight to address this disease of epidemic...