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News Releases

• 9/2/2021 - DHHS has Received Federal Approval to Launch Summer P-EBT Benefits​
  
• 9/1/2021 - Gov. Ricketts, DHHS Announce Creation of Transfer Center for Hospitals​
  
• 8/26/2021 - Gov. Ricketts Takes Action to Help Hospitals Increase Staffing​
  
• 8/26/2021 - Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund Payment to be Issued August 31​
  
• 8/6/2021 - DHHS to Issue final Supplemental SNAP Funds on August 10
• 8/2/2021 - Unlimited Absent Day Billing Related to COVID-19 Ended on July 31 for Child Care Providers​
  
• 7/22/2021 - DHHS to Launch Program for Foster Children Impacted by the Pandemic​
  
• 7/21/2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Online Q&A for Rural Agricultural Workers
  
• 7/9/2021 - CORRECTION - DHHS to Issue Supplemental SNAP Funds on July 8​
  
• 7/2/2021 - Certain Services Return to Normal for the State's Division of Developmental Disabilities as State of Emergency & Executive Orders End​
  
• 7/2/2021 - Executive Orders Ending; Licensure Renewals Due by October 31, 2021​
  
• 6/30/2021 - State COVID-19 Dashboard Concludes as Emergency Ends
• 6/29/2021 - DHHS, Local Health Departments Continue Efforts to Vaccinate Individuals with Disabilities
• 6/29/2021 - Gov. Ricketts Ends Coronavirus State of Emergency​
  
• 6/28/2021 - DHHS Partners with Center for Rural Affairs for Facebook Live Town Hall​
  
• 6/24/2021 - “Share Your Shot!" to Curb Vaccine Hesitancy​
  
• 6/23/2021 - DHHS to Issue Child Care Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Funds​
  

Nebraska's Response

• Sharing the latest guidance and information with local health departments, hospitals, health care providers, first responders and local and state labs through our extensive Health Alert Network to ensure a well-coordinated response in Nebraska.
• Engaging in active and ongoing communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other state and federal partners as part of the overall national response to this emerging public health threat.
• Reviewing and enhancing response plans to be ready for the detection of this virus in our state.
• Facilitating confirmatory testing, isolation and monitoring of Nebraskans experiencing symptoms to identify cases as soon as possible.
• Updating dhhs.ne.gov with the latest information and resources.
• With our local health department partners, we have a system in place to track and monitor people who have contact with a confirmed case in an effort to immediately detect secondary cases and minimize the potential for ongoing, undetected, person-to-person transmission.

DHHS, local health departments, hospitals, first responders and other local, state and federal agencies have been partners in preparedness for more than 15 years. Preparedness planning and response never stops and continues to be a priority. Our goal is to protect Nebraskans and prevent the spread of disease.  ​

Read a letter from the DHHS CEO about the agency response.