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B'More Healthy's Ten Point Plan for Baltimore City Residents
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1. Have a Primary Care Doctor or Nurse Practitioner
For a referral call Baltimore HealthCare Access at (410) 649-0512 or visit http://www.bhca.org/
2. Be Tobacco Free
For help quitting smoking call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or (410) 396-1438 or visit http://www.smokingstopshere.com/
3. Know Your HIV Status
For free testing and treatment call the Druid or Eastern STD Clinics or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/std.html Druid STD Clinic 1515 West North Avenue (410) 396-0176 Open Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Eastern STD Clinic 620 North Caroline Street (410) 396-9410 Open Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
4. Get Help for Depression and Mental Illness
For a referral call Baltimore Mental Health Systems at (410) 837-2647 or visit http://www.bmhsi.org/ If having a crisis call Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. at (410) 433-5175 or visit http://www.bcresponse.org/
5. Be Drug Free
For treatment call Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc. at (410) 637-1900 or visit http://www.bsasinc.org/
6. Get Immunized
For free immunization clinics for your children call the Immunization Program at (410) 396-4454 or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/immunization.html
7. Plan Your Family
Plan your pregnancy with birth control and education at Druid and Eastern Adult Reprodutive Services or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/familyplanning.html Druid Clinic 1515 West North Avenue (410) 396-0186 Open Tuesday 11:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. and Thursday 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. Eastern Clinic 620 North Caroline Street (410) 396-9401 Open Monday and Friday 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. and Wednesday 11:00 A.M-7:00 P.M For information on referrals for Prenatal Care call (410) 649-0512 or visit http://www.bhca.org/MCHP.htm
8. Protect Your Family
For information on how to develop a family emergency play call the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (443) 984-2618 or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/emergency.html
For the Domestic Violence Hotline call (410) 889-7884 or visit http://www.hruth.org/engine/content.do For help with lead hazards call the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at (443) 984-2460 or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/lead.html To report child or elderly abuse or neglect call the Baltimore City Department of Social Services at (410) 361-2235 or visit http://www.dhr.state.md.us/baltocity.htm
9. Exercise and Eat Well
For a list of activities near you call the Department of Recreation and Parks at (410) 396-7900 or visit http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/recnparks/index.html For information on the Women, Infants and Children Food Program call (410) 396-9427 or visit http://www.baltimorehealth.org/wic.html
10. Look Out for Your Neighbors
To report illegal drug activity call the Drug Activity Hotline at (410) 666-DRUG (3784) or visit http://www.baltimorepolice.org/ To get rid of rats, trash and dead animals call the Baltimore Service Request System at 311 or visit https://baltimore.customerservicerequest.org/web_intake_balt/Controller To get help for the elderly call the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (CARE) at (410) 396-CARE (2273) or visit http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/care/index.html