MARYLAND AT A GLANCE
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES
Maryland Public Health Hot Topics: 1-866-866-2769 (toll free, 24-hour-a-day)
AIDS Information
: 1-800-638-6252 (toll free)
1-800-553-3140 (toll free, English hearing-impaired & Spanish)
Adult Protective Services
: 1-800-917-7383 (toll free)
Air quality (daily recording): (410) 631-3247
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 1-888-422-8737 (toll free)
web:
Toxic Substances and Disease
Alcohol and Drug Administration
Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, Maryland, August 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Burn Emergencies: 1-800-548-2876 (toll free)
Child Mental Health and Terrorism
: 1-800-422-0009 (toll free)
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
Fish kill response
: 1-800-584-3110 (toll free) or 1-800-285-8195 (toll free)
after hours: 1-888-584-3110 or 1-866-4686
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
Mental Health System
: 1-800-888-1965 (toll free)
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)
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
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)
Sexually Transmitted Dieseases
: 1-800-458-5231 (weekdays)
Suicide Prevention
: 1-800-273-8255 (toll free)
Transmittable Disease Fact Sheet
Travelers' Health
: 1-877-FYI-TRIP; 1-877-394-8747 (toll free)
US Public Health Service
: 1-800-505-CRIB (toll free)
West Nile Virus
: 1-866-866-2769 (CROW) (toll free)
Youth Crisis
: 1-800-422-0009 (toll free)
For more health hotlines & websites, see:
National Library of Medicine
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance
Maryland Manual On-Line
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