Taking into consideration the continuing efforts being made to recover from Hurricane Sandy and the additional problems brought about by the gas shortage, it has been decided that it is advisable to cancel the following meetings:

 

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee – Wednesday, November 7^th

Mental Health Subcommittee – Wednesday, November 7^th

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Subcommittee Meeting – Thursday, November 8^th

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Division of Environmental Quality will hold its regular monthly Board of Review hearing on Thursday, November 15^th, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the conference room at 360 Yaphank Ave., Suite 2C, Yaphank, NY 11980.

The mission of the Division of Community Mental Hygiene Services is to enable persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse and their families to access an appropriate array of services and supports to maximize an individual’s potential within the family and community.

 

Mary Beth Kolsap-Petraco, DNP, PNP-BC, CPNP, Coordinator of Child Health Services in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, was named “2012 Nurse Practitioner of the Year” by the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association at its annual award ceremony in Saratoga Springs last Friday.

For additional information about this committee, call:

Grace Kelly-McGovern at 854-0095