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Provides support services for families and caretakers of those with server mental illness, and helping them through advocacy education, reassurance and support.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides information in various formats to educate and create public awareness of many communicable diseases, infestations, epidemics, pandemics and more. Also provides access to question and report about disease control.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Vaccine Information
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers various forms of education and public awareness through the internet, educational presentations, in-service training, and printed materials in several languages.

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Internet Information Resources
Workshops / Symposiums
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides information on a variety of health issues, offers seminars, CPR training, and other educational programs.

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Workshops / Symposiums
General Health Education Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Promotes mental health and improving the lives of family members or significant others through advocacy education, reassurance and support.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides a number of awareness and outreach programs to professional and community groups on domestic violence, teen dating violence, sexual assault, date rape and other violent crime issues.

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Outreach Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
The Family Support Team is dedicated to promoting mental health and improving the lives of family members or significant others through advocacy education, reassurance and support.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides workshops and seminars regarding various topics on housing and financial issues.

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Workshops / Symposiums
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Gilda's Club offers a wide variety of lectures and workshops which include topics such as cancer types, treatments, side effects, coping skills, as well as exercise and art activity classes, etc.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Workshops / Symposiums
Grows seed clams, oysters and bay scallops for the enhancement/restoration of natural shellfish populations in local town and New York State waters. Offers public education on the importance of shellfish through facility and site tours. Also offers to the public oyster gardening opportunities.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Fishery Research
Fishery Conservation / Management
Aquaculture / Fish Hatchery Personnel
Volunteer Opportunities
Aquaculture Support Services
Provides education on environmental-related issues, such as ecosystems, conservation, pollution, drinking water concerns, fertilizers, landscaping, population growth's impact, etc. through outreach and online formats.

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Outreach Programs
Land Conservation
Ecosystem Management
Watershed Conservation
Air Pollution Control
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Water Resources Conservation
Plant Conservation
Energy Conservation
Provides information in various formats, including sightseeing/educational tours of the Material Recovery Facility or Waste Water Treatment Plants, to educate the public on environmental and recycling issues.

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Sightseeing / Guided Tours
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Family-to-Family is the free 12-week family education program for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Promotes mental health and improving the lives of family members or significant others through advocacy education, reassurance and support.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides rapid HIV testing results within 20-30 minutes and gives referrals to support services as needed. Also provides AID/HIV counseling, along with educational and awareness programs.

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AIDS / HIV Prevention Counseling
HIV Testing
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Promotes and protects the health of all who live, work, and play in Nassau County. The mission is accomplished through direct services and community partnerships in the following areas: Development and maintenance of individual and community preparedness for public health hazards and events; Investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases; Prevention of environmental health hazards through assessment, regulation, and remediation; Promotion of healthy lifestyles through outreach and education and Provision for evaluation and services to individuals, children, and families that have developmental delays and concerns. Call for detailed information.

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Epidemiology Research
Outreach Programs
Public Awareness / Education
Food Safety Standards
Health Statistics
Environmental Hazards Information
Public Health Issues
Community Wellness Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Hazardous Materials Control
Vaccine Information
Communicable Disease Control
Environmental Hazards Evaluation
Health Education
Offers a yearly medical conference focusing on breast cancer, as well as offering healthy lifestyle workshops and breast cancer forums throughout the Hudson Valley during the year.

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Workshops / Symposiums
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Offers parents of elementary and middle school students parent education on bullying prevention, Internet safety and relational aggression. Workshops are offered on site to parent groups of ten or more. Call for more information.

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Bullying Prevention
Parenting Education
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Workshops / Symposiums
Internet Safety Education
Advocates for quality, affordable and accessible child care in legislation and public policy for children and families. The Council collaborated and works with other child care organizations and community groups, school, etc. to education about and support high-quality child care.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Legislative Advocacy
Issue Advocacy
Child Care Issues
Child Care Provider Referrals
Provides information on bed bugs, and what can be done to prevent infestation or to get rid of them. Apartment dwellers can call the landlord and have the area sprayed with pesticides, homeowners can call their local municipal building departments and get recommendations.
Provides information and public awareness of Lyme Disease and other tick borne diseases, educates residents about ticks, where one can get bitten, and how to avoid getting ticks, for both individuals and family pets. Also gives information if bitten, what to do, what symptoms to look for, etc.
Offers educational awareness programs to civic organizations, schools, mental health agencies and institutions concerning the epidemic of domestic violence, women's reentry, human trafficking, and teen dating awareness.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Human Trafficking Prevention
Family Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Spouse / Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Offers information and presentations to the public on various health topics including tobacco and substance abuse prevention, nutrition education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rabies, and injury and safety prevention. Included is providing information prevention and protection from Lyme disease, West Nile virus or Equine Encephalitis, and tracking the number of those infected in order to help prevent or reduce such diseases.

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Nutrition Education
General Health Education Programs
General Safety Education
Tobacco Use Education / Prevention
Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Provides education and training presentations on what is a poison, and materials around the house and various environments which contain harmful toxins, including medications, and how to avoid them, and what to do in case of exposure or ingestion. Presentations are age appropriate, from preschool-age to senior citizens.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Household Safety Programs
Promotes non-violent conflict resolution techniques to educators, parents and young people workshops on restorative practices, conflict resolution concepts, communication, affirmation, mediation, bullying prevention and intervention, creative problem solving, bias awareness, social emotional learning and mediation services.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness / Education
Bullying Prevention
Conflict Resolution Training
Anger Management
Self Esteem Workshops
Parenting Skills Classes
Family Violence Prevention
Workshops / Symposiums
Social Skills Training