Health Department

The Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, also known as OMRDD, provides support services for more than 125,000 individuals with developmental disabilities. The organization works with a network of over 800 nonprofit agencies and offers counseling, crisis intervention and therapy programs. It also organizes day, evening, weekend and overnight camps and conducts recreational and social activities. The Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities provides employment services, including job coaching, placement, and vocational and travel training. In addition, the organization offers family support services for the parents, siblings and relatives of disabled people. It provides financial assistance, housing, parent advocacy and transportation options.

The New York State Department of Health s Division of Nutrition is operated by the government of the state of New York. The division works to improve and protect the health of the general public. It operates special supplemental nutritional programs for women, children and infants. The New York State Department of Health s Division of Nutrition offers the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program. The division offers AIDS counseling and testing services. It provides emergency food assistance and child and adult care food programs. The New York State Department of Health s Division of Nutrition also offers online information related to eating disorders. In addition, the division provides nutritious foods for low-income pregnant and breast-feeding women.

The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, also known as OASAS, focuses on improving the lives of the residents of New York by providing addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services. It plans, develops and regulates the state s system of chemical dependence and gambling treatment agencies. The organization provides a counselor assistance program that includes assistance and advocacy for people struggling with alcohol and drug abuse problems, as well as gambling, depression, anxiety, stress and other addictions and mental health issues. It also offers outreach and education, advocacy, treatment referral, peer support coordination and policy development services. The organization s training unit provides and sponsors training events to increase knowledge and enhance skills in the delivery of alcoholism and substance abuse related services. The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services is located in Albany, N.Y.