Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joined Department of Health Commissioner James Tomarken, MD, MPH, MBA, MSW, to invite residents who have diabetes to attend a free program that will enable them to manage their diabetes.  The program, conducted by the Department of Health Services in collaboration with Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, comprises four classes that cover suggestions for keeping blood sugar in target range, choosing a healthy meal plan and balancing food, exercise and medications. 

As the United States experiences a large, multi-state outbreak of measles, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Legislator William Spencer, MD, and Commissioner of Health Services James Tomarken, MD, MPH, urge residents to make sure that they are up to date on their immunizations.

County Executive Steve Bellone, and Commissioner of Health Services, Dr. James Tomarken, announced today that the Department of Health Services will hold its Falls Prevention Workshops for senior residents in the communities of Greenport, Shoreham, Riverhead, and Smithtown.

The next meeting of the Peconic Estuary Citizens Advisory Committee is scheduled for:

Saturday January 31, 2015

10:00 a.m.  

Southampton Town Community Center 

25 Ponquogue Ave., Hampton Bays NY 11946

Thursday, February 5, 2015