MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

HEALTH CARE

HEALTH HOTLINES & WEBSITES

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

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: 1-800-332-6347 (toll free)
  
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636) (toll free)
• AIDS Information: 1-800-HIV-0440 (448-0440) (toll free)
  
• Air pollution: (410) 537-3215; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Air quality (daily recording): (410) 537-3247
• Asbestos: (410) 537-3200

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

Assistant Secretary for Health [U.S. Department of Health & Human Services]: 1-202-690-7694

Behavioral Health Administration: (410) 402-8300

Burn emergencies: (312) 642-9260

Chesapeake Bay Safety & Environmental Hotline: 1-877-224-R-BAY (7229)

Child Protective Services: 1-800-332-6347

Health Sciences & Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 601 West Lombard St., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2019. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

• Drought: (410) 537-3702
• Elderly abuse: (410) 742-0505, ext. 104
• Emergency numbers 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Fish Kills & Algae Blooms: 1-800-285-8195; 1-877-224-7229; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Hazardous material: (410) 537-3314; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Health insurance marketplace (Maryland Health Connection): 1-855-642-8572 (toll free)

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

• Influenza (Flu)
  
• Lead poisoning: 1-800-776-2706 (toll free)
• Local Departments of Social Services
• Local Environmental Agencies
• Local Health Departments
• Mental Health System, Public 1-800-888-1965 (toll free)
• Migraines: 1-856-423-0043
• Oil spills: 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Opioid & other substance abuse disorders: 211, press 1
• Pollution problems emergency numbers 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Poisoning emergencies (Maryland Poison Center): 1-800-222-1222 (toll free)
• Public sewer leaks: (410) 537-3510; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Public water supply problems: (410) 537-3706; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Radiological incidents (410) 537-3300; 1-800-633-6101, ext. 3300 (toll free); 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• Recycling: (410) 537-4142; 1-800-I-RECYCLE (473-2925) (toll free)
• Sexually transmitted diseases: 1-800-CDC-INFO (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): (239) 431-5425
• Suicide prevention: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (toll free)
• Travelers' Health: 1-877-FYI-TRIP (394-8747) (toll free)
• Underground Tank Leaks: (410) 537-3442; 1-866-MDE-GOTO (633-4686) (toll free)
• West Nile Virus: 1-800-CDC-INFO (232-4636)

Wellness & Aquatics Center (Building D), Leonardtown Campus, College of Southern Maryland, Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Maryland, November 2017. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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