The next meeting of Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee of the Community Mental Hygiene Advisory Board is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

The next meeting of Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Mental Health Subcommittee of the Community Mental Hygiene Advisory Board is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

The next meeting of Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Alcohol and Substance Abuse Subcommittee of the Community Mental Hygiene Advisory Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2012.

A meeting of the South Brookhaven Family Health Centers East & West Advisory Council has been scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services’ Division of Preventive Medicine, in its continuing efforts to promote good health practices among the population, asks residents to recognize the signs of eating disorders. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, as many as ten million females and one million males in the U.S. are battling eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Approximately 25 million more are struggling with binge eating. Millions practice disordered eating due to an obsession with dieting.