MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES

• 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.

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

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 1-800-232-4636 (toll free)

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

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

Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of [under U.S. Department of Health & Human Services]

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

• Behavioral Health Administration
• Burn emergencies: 1-800-548-2876 (toll free)
  
• Chesapeake Bay Safety & Environmental Hotline: 1-877-224-R-BAY (7229)
• Child Protective Services: (410) 767-7112
  
• Drought: (410) 537-3702
• 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) 537-3315
• Headaches: 1-800-255-ACHE (2243) (toll free)
• Health insurance marketplace (Maryland Health Connection)
• Lead poisoning: 1-800-776-2706 (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: 1-866-633-4686 (toll free)
• Poisoning emergencies (Maryland Poison Center): 1-800-222-1222 (toll free)
• Radiation accidents: (410) 631-3300
• Recycling: (410) 537-4142
• Sexually transmitted diseases: 1-800-232-4636
• Shellfish harvesting area closures: 1-800-541-1210 (toll free)
• Smoking Stops Here: 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) (toll free)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): 1-800-232-7437 (toll free)
• Suicide prevention: 1-800-273-8255 (toll free)
• Travelers' Health: 1-877-FYI-TRIP (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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