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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES

[photo, Sheikh Zayed Tower (left), and Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center (right), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Orleans St., Baltimore, Maryland]

Maryland Health Connection (health insurance marketplace): 1-855-642-8572
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

Sheikh Zayed Tower (left), and Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center (right), Johns Hopkins Hospital, Orleans St., Baltimore, Maryland, June 2013. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Robert H. & Clarice Smith Building, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, North Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland]

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

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

AIDS Information: 1-800-448-0440 (toll free)

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 (toll free)
Flu: 1-877-633-5848 (toll free)
Hazardous material: (410) 974-3556
Headaches: 1-800-255-ACHE (2243) (toll free)
Health insurance marketplace (Maryland Health Connection)
Lead poisoning: 1-800-776-2706 (toll free) or 1-800-424-5323 (weekdays only, toll free)

[photo, Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, Maryland]

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)
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: 1-800-232-4636

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

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MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES

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