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Offers expertise in gardening, livestock, crops, and pest management.

An educational program that uses engaging strategies to reinforce lessons taught in the classroom. Through the use of our trails and natural landscape features, and interactions with the animals under our care, students have experiences that grow their appreciation and empathy for nature. This increases scientific curiosity and long-term retention of complex topics. Wild Science incorporates all subjects and skill sets, ensuring students have a complete hands-on learning experience.

promotes optimal nutrition through science-based education, advocacy and research offers online plant-based nutrition certificate with continuing education credits for dietitians and health education specialists

An eight-county coalition of diverse stakeholders working to build food secure communities and a thriving healthy regional food system through collaboration.Current programs include:Farm to SchoolFood as Medicine - Produce Prescription ProgramFarm to Early Care and Education

Offers natural resources programs and services, including technical assistance to farmers and landowners, training programs, and environmental education programs.

Provides financial support to individual researchers rather than overall project or institution. Awards are scholarships, fellowships and special fellowships.

A multidisciplinary effort that aims to evaluate and provide support to those affected by Long COVID. The University at Buffalo has created a questionnaire to help researchers understand experiences of people who have been infected with COVID-19. The University at Buffalo is trying to learn of the many experiences and health problems that occur after COVID-19 infection in Western New York. The questionnaire gives patients an opportunity to share their story, symptoms and experience with COVID-19 and long COVID. The Long COVID Connection provides those with long COVID access to monthly informational newsletters, additional long COVID research opportunities, educational opportunities, and long COVID opportunities within the WNY community.

Science center devoted entirely to genetics education and operates center for molecular genetic research. Offers field trips, student summer day camps, education workshops, teacher training and fellowships, school district membership programs and opportunities for public education.

Provides training and education programs to the community through workshops and seminars on human sexuality. Goals include strengthening parent-child communication skills, educating adolescents about sexual decision making and responsibility, and providing prevention education on a broad spectrum of health problems, including AIDS.

Participates in federal network to facilitate sharing of information that will help schools gather educational research.

Focuses on the needs of breast cancer patients and families. Its mission is to serve the people of the Town of Islip confronting this disease and to provide education, outreach and support in enhancing their quality of life. Help and services are provided to qualified Town of Islip residents through its Lend a Helping Hand program. Additionally, the coalition provides support and assistance in promoting research into prevention and treatment.

Assists state and local jurisdictions in the monitoring and analysis of gang-related activity and offers strategies for anti-gang programs.

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.

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.

Offers programs to help sustain agriculture including information and support where possible in managing pests, pollution prevention, waste and water management, animal husbandry including dairy and livestock production, beekeeping, field, grape and vegetable crop production, farm business management, and forest and wildlife management. Also provides information on water quality, radon, and other household environmental issues.

Offers programs to help sustain agriculture including information and support where possible in managing pests, pollution prevention, waste and water management, animal husbandry including dairy and livestock production, beekeeping, field, grape and vegetable crop production, farm business management, and forest and wildlife management.

Raises awareness about Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and the PKD Foundation on a local level. In addition to offering support and information, promotes ways to raise funding to advance research and education. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7pm in either Nassau County or Suffolk County. Visit website for schedule and location of meetings.

Contains a variety of library materials: books, magazines, newspapers and community publications relating to African-American heritage.

Recruits children and adults with varying degrees of autism and their families for various studies in order to advance knowledge and understanding of autism, and therefore create and modify different treatment methods.

Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Assists landowners and other groups to protect the county's natural resources by providing technical assistance and programs to residents, landowners, and units of government.

Provides a disability-related research center that works to develop and implement initiatives promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities.