MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES

• Maryland Public Health Hot Topics: 1-866-866-2769 (toll free, 24-hour-a-day)
  
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: www.healthfinder.gov

Adult Protective Services: 1-800-917-7383 (toll free)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 1-888-422-8737 (toll free)

AIDS Information: 1-800-638-6252 (toll free)

1-800-553-3140 (toll free, English hearing-impaired & Spanish)

Air quality (daily recording): (410) 537-3215

Robert H. & Clarice Smith Building, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Alcohol and Drug Administration
• Burn emergencies: 1-800-548-2876 (toll free)
  
• Chesapeake Bay Safety & Environmental Hotline: 1-877-224-R-BAY
• Child Protective Services: 1-800-332-6347 (toll free)
  
• Drought: 1-877-4DROUGHT (376-8448) (toll free)
• Elderly abuse: 1-800-917-7383 (toll free)
• Emergency numbers for pollution concerns: 1-866-633-4686
• Flu: 1-877-633-5848
  
• Hazardous material: (410) 974-3551
• Headaches: 1-800-255-ACHE (2243) (toll free)
• Lead poisoning: 1-800-776-2706 (toll free) or 1-800-424-5323 (weekdays only, toll free)

• Local Departments of Social Services
• Local Environmental Agencies
• Local Health Departments
• Mental Health System: 1-800-888-1965 (toll free)

Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Oil spills: (410) 974-3551 or 1-866-633-4686 (toll free)
• Poisoning emergencies (Maryland Poison Center): 1-800-222-1222 (toll free)
• Primary Adult Care Program (includes Pharmacy Assistance): 1-800-226-2142 (toll free)
• Public Health & Science, Office of [under U.S. Department of Health & Human Services]
  
• Radiation accidents: 410-631-3300(days)
  (410) 243-8700 (after hours & weekends); 1-866-633-4866 (toll free)

  Recycling hotline: 1-800-RECYCLE (732-9253) or 1-800-732-9253

  Sexually transmitted diseases: 1-800-458-5231 (weekdays)

  Shellfish harvesting area closures: 1-800-541-1210 (toll free)

  Smoking Stops Here: 1-800-QUIT-NOW; 1-800-784-8669 (toll free)

  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): 1-800-808-7437 (toll free)
  

  nationwide hotline: 1-800-221-SIDS (toll free)

  Suicide prevention: 1-800-273-8255 (toll free)

  Transmittable Disease Fact Sheet

  Travelers' Health: 1-877-FYI-TRIP; 1-877-394-8747 (toll free)

  West Nile Virus: 1-866-866-2769 (CROW) (toll free)

For more health hotlines & websites, see: National Library of Medicine

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