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Offers print materials, online resources and other media to educate diagnosed individuals, families, health-care workers and the general public on diabetes.

The Dutchess County Office for the Aging offers a wide variety of services to meet the nutritional needs of persons 60 years and older. Services include congregate meals at OFA Friendship Centers, Home Delivered Meals for homebound older adults, nutrition education and counseling, picnics during the summer, and year-round health promotion events.

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.

The Health Department works with the public and with health care providers to reduce the incidence of West Nile Virus in Orange County.

Provides integrated, supportive housing for people with disabilities who are facing homelessness. Apartments are available for Medicaid recipients 55 and older who require assistance with activities of daily living; individuals who are 18 and older with eligibility for services through the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); and military veterans with disabilities. Staff is located on site who advocate for residents; connect them to services available in the community; provide independent living skills training, and facilitate social and recreational opportunities.

Provide courses and public awareness which focus on improving the professional skills of participants and knowledge of the community about birth defects.

Provides linkages for individuals with brain injuries received prior to age 22 and their families with community-based services and supports including understanding and navigating the current system of available services, accessing Medicaid Waiver Programs if qualified, training family members, service providers, and educators to understand the impact of brain injury and brain injury prevention, and making connections to community support groups about living with a brain injury or caring for an individual with a brain injury. Assistance is also provided to understanding the local school system’s special education process. This program is funded by the Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD).

Offers educational programs for professionals and to the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention; promotes policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention; provides programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and involves them in the work of the Foundation; provides programs and resources for people with mood disorders and their families, and involves them in the work of the Foundation.

Offers prevention services that include free and confidential HIV, HCV, STI testing for at-risk men, short-term prevention case management services, peer delivered support and outreach, and risk reduction education.

Offers trainings and education to families, parent-to-parent support, and advocacy assistance. Provides funding to families for respite, therapeutic recreational activities, summer camps, specialized adaptive equipment, home modifications, and emergency services.

Comprehensive personalized information and consultative supportive service.

Trains teenagers as peer volunteers, to make awareness and prevention presentations on AIDS/HIV.

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.

MHA provides information, training, financial and other support to individuals with autism disorders and their families.

Informative Asthma Presentation for students with asthma, and parents of children with asthma. Learn about asthma, working with your child's school , triggers, helping your child avoid triggers, and using your medicine. Benedictine Hospital Administrative Services Auditorium.Free Refreshments and Medical Gifts.

Provides breast health and breast cancer education. Offers bilingual workshops, attends community events, and provides outreach throughout Long Island. Also offers referrals to free/low cost mammograms for women who are uninsured and/or undocumented.

To help communities combat prejudice and discrimination in New York State.

Family-to-Family is the free 12-week family education program for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illness.

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.

Offering information, resources, and takeaways on various health topics to help Rockland residents live healthier lives.

Provides information in various formats, including online resources on the aspects of sudden death syndrome (SIDS) and pregnancy loss. Also provides a number of support resources for families who have lost a child to SIDS.

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.

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.

Offers public forums and discussions on structural racism and segregation on Long Island in an effect to promote advocacy and rise community awareness, with the goal of building collective actions to advance racial equality and inclusion.