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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City Long Term Services and Supports
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
CASE MANAGEMENT: Helps eligible persons remain in their homes in the community.Once eligible participant and or representative will choose an approved Supports Planning Agency to guide them through developing a plan for services. A registered nurse does an assessment and monitors for quality assurance and safety. The three available programs are Co...
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Adult Evaluation & Review Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
EVALUATIONS: Provides elderly and disabled adults with free comprehensive evaluations, including medical/nursing, environmental and psychosocial assessments. This evaluation is used to develop a care plan, outlining the services needed to help the individual remain at home, or in the least restricted environment possible.
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Administrative Care Coordination Services, Baltimore City
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
INSURANCE CONCERNS: Provides answers to questions about Medical Assistance benefits, Health Choice, Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP), choosing a Managed Care Organization (MCO), choosing a doctor and help with accessing health care.HOUSING CONCERNS: Provides assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness by connecting to shelters or o...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Bureau of School Based Health Centers Programs
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
HEALTH CARE: Provides complete health care for students enrolled in the schools listed below. Services include annual exams; sports physicals; gynecological exams; pregnancy prevention; sex education; mental health counseling; STD (sexually transmitted disease) treatment; substance abuse prevention and treatment; diagnosis and treatment for colds, ...
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Baltimore City Health Department Division of Aging, Senior Care Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
IN-HOME CARE: Provides persons aged 65 and older in-home services and other support services. Services include personal care, chore services, shopping assistance, and medical supplies. The program will also pay for 7 days of adult day care a month. PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE: May provide an emergency response system and prescription assistance, up to...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Family Planning
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
FAMILY PLANNING: Offers primary gynecological services; health education and counseling; pelvic exams, PAP smears, screening for STD's; contraception and health maintenance services.
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Baltimore City Health Department, Dental Health Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: Provides low cost dental services to uninsured residents. They cannot provide root canals.
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Baltimore City Health Department, B'more for Healthy Babies
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
PARENTING EDUCATION: Provides a wide variety of social services that are designed to support the healthy development of families. Also, provides community resources for teen pregnancy prevention, smoking cessation, literacy, prenatal care, and the Hope project supporting mothers who have experienced fetal-infant and/or child loss. Offers the follow...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Mobile STD/HIV Prevention Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
MOBILE HEALTH: Utilizes a mobile van to provide same day HIV counseling and testing. Individuals can call back in two weeks for results.
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Baltimore City Health Department, Needle Exchange Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
1) NEEDLE EXCHANGE: Operates mobile health vehicles which provide HIV testing, counseling, syphilis screening, vaccines for influenza, and provides information on tuberculosis, substance use treatment and sexually transmitted diseases. Individuals can exchange used needles for sterile needles on a "as needed" exchange basis. 2) STAYING ALIVE PROGRA...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Medical Assistance Transportation Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
MEDICAL TRANSIT: Provides transportation to medical appointments for persons receiving Medical Assistance who are unable to use Mobility or the bus. This program provides "last resort" transportation for ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher-bound recipients who have no other means available of transport to get to and from medical appointments. Als...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Bureau of Animal Control
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
BUREAU OF ANIMAL CONTROL: Picks up strays, dead animals, and issues citations for animal complaints such as animals roaming on public property, or unlicensed dogs. Drop off site for unwanted animals (during operation hours only). Investigates and enforces all state and local laws concerning animals. Reports animal bites and investigates: cruelty to...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Bureau of Ecology and Institutional Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
BUREAU OF ECOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES: Offers licenses or permits of public and commercial swimming pools, waste disposal landfills, water wells, tattoo parlors, and solid waste haulers. Responds to complaints regarding those operations and complaints related to air and noise pollution. Address's mosquito concerns as well.
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Baltimore City Health Department Division of Aging, Family Caregivers Support
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides financial assistance to caregivers to pay for respite or supplemental services. Meant to enhance existing support programs, monetary amount provided is based on availability of funds. Also offers a training program for caregivers.
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Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Offender/Ex-Offender Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COVID-19 Update: Services will not resume until the end of the pandemic. OFFENDER/EX-OFFENDER SERVICES: Provides exit orientations for mandatory release inmates of Maryland prisons. Clients are screened and assessed (on a voluntary basis) for appropriate/needed substance abuse treatment.
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SHIP): Provides assistance in understanding health insurance benefits, bills and client's rights, including Medicare D and Pharmacy Assistance Programs. Assists low-income beneficiaries and participates in community presentations. Offers in-person and telephone guidance on a wide variety of health insurance issues, s...
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Baltimore City Health Department Division of Aging, Senior Companion Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COMPANION SERVICES: Provides assistance to adults with physical, emotional, or mental health limitations, most are older adults. Senior Companions are volunteers age 60 years of age and older who are trained, receive a minimal stipend ($2.65 per hour), and work 15-20 hours a week. Individuals may have difficulty with daily living skills, and Senior...
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Baltimore City Department of Public Works, Bureau of Vector Control
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
PEST CONTROL: Provides rodent abatement services by inspecting and treating EXTERIOR infestation of single family residences. Does NOT provide services to commercial properties. Also provides education on rat eradication techniques.
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Baltimore City Health Department, HIV/STD Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
HIV/STD SERVICES: Provides HIV treatment, counseling, testing, information and referral and partner notification. Testing for STDs is also available. Also assists with partner notification.
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Baltimore City Health Department, Immunization Clinic
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC: Provides vaccines to children and adults.
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Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter, Adoption Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY EVICTION BOARDING: Offering emergency boarding for pet owners in crisis such as evictions, long term hospitalization, domestic violence, and other major crises. Emergency boarding is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, contact resource@barcs.org or call for assistance.COVID-19 Update: To ensure the safety of staff, volunteers...
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Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter, Community Cat Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COVID-19 Update: To ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors while meeting the needs of the animal, temporary modifications have been made to various department operations until further notice. The shelter is now open to the public by appointment only for adoption and emergency intake by emailing info@barcs.org or calling 410-396-4695 wi...
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Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter, Rabies Clinic and Vaccine Clinic
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COVID-19 Update: To ensure the safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors while meeting the needs of the animals, temporary modifications have been made to various department operations until further notice. The shelter is now open to the public by appointment only for adoption and emergency intake by emailing info@barcs.org or calling 410-396-46...
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Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter, Resource Center
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COVID-19 Update: To ensure the safety of staff, volunteers and visitors while meeting the needs of the animals, temporary modifications have been made to various department operations until further notice. The shelter is now open to the public by appointment only for adoption and emergency intake by emailing info@barcs.org or calling 410-396-4695 w...
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Baltimore City WARMS Center
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS SERVICES: The Withdrawal and Referral Management Stabilization (WARMS) program offers urgent/walk-in screening and referral 24 hours a day, biopsychosocial assessment to determine treatment needs and appropriate level of care, and inpatient stay for up to 7 days detox. Referral to another level of care will be offered after ...
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Baltimore City Health Department Division of Aging, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
VOLUNTEERING: Matches volunteers with community service opportunities. Volunteers providing more than 24 volunteer will be reimbursed up to $50 in transportation costs.
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Baltimore City Health Department, The Healthy Home and Community Division
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM: Offers legal enforcement and case management for children with lead poisoning. Also provides free carbon monoxide detectors to homeowner families with children who are receiving services for elevated lead levels in their blood and families who have children 6 and under where the home health hazards exist...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Prescription Discount Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE: Provides a prescription card that can be taken to any area participating pharmacy to receive immediate discounts on prescription medications. The discount card offers additional savings on vision care, hearing aids, diabetic and respiratory supplies, and home medical equipment and supplies. The ScriptSave card may be used f...
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Baltimore City Healthy Start, Support Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SUPPORT SERVICES: Offers substance abuse education/prevention classes and referrals to treatment; family support services; child care while the mother is in class; case management and home visiting; In-Home & Center-Based Family Planning; Early Childhood Development; breastfeeding education and support; and pregnancy & STD testing and prevention.
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Baltimore City Healthy Start, Fatherhood Services
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
FATHERHOOD SERVICES: Provides case management and support groups for fathers. Must be the father of a child in the program.
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Baltimore City Health Department, Maternal & Infant Care Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SERVICE COORDINATION: Assists pregnant and postpartum women with newborns up to 2 years of age who are considered at-risk due to psycho-social and/or physiological factors. Designed to remove the barriers to medical instruction compliance. Offers prenatal and pediatric coordination and facilitation and case management. Nurses make home visits to mo...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Maternal & Child Health Administration
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM: Provides free vaccinations. Walk-in services provided and individuals can also walk-in for immunization records. Many childhood vaccines are available and Tetanus and MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) are offered to adults. o Call 410-396-4454 for the TIKE program, which provides free immunizations to children. It is an ever cha...
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Baltimore City Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Bureau of Food Control
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
BUREAU OF FOOD CONTROL: Monitors health concerns with food establishments, such as contamination of food, contact surfaces, and the transmission of food-borne illnesses. Examines food, food handling, storage, preparation,and transportation. Monitors food permits, appears in court as law enforcers, and responds to citizen complaints. Also inspects a...
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Baltimore City Health Department Division of Aging, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT: Receives and investigates complaints/concerns made by or on behalf of residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Provides information on long term care issues in general, residents' rights, long term care facilities, and elder abuse. Advocates for improvements of state, federal, and local laws and regulations t...
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Baltimore City Senior Centers
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SENIOR CENTERS: Provides recreational, education, health and physical fitness, nutrition, social, transportation, volunteer opportunities for older adults, and warming and cooling centers during extreme weather declarations.
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Senior Farmer's Market Vouchers
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM 2020: Provides vouchers to low-moderate income older adults for use at local farmers’ markets in the community. Vouchers are issued on a first come, first served basis. Individuals can call to apply beginning July 7th through July 9th. Vouchers will be mailed to individuals in August. Vouchers are valid July...
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COVID-19 Information, Baltimore City Health Department
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
CORONAVIRUS PUBLIC INFORMATION: Baltimore City Health Department is working in collaboration with other Baltimore City and Maryland State Agencies, as well as healthcare partners to respond to COVID-19 cases in Baltimore. They are reviewing and updating their plans and protocols for responding to infectious disease outbreak and providing informatio...
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Aging and Disability Resource Center
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER: Provides individuals who are seeking long term support information and counseling regarding available long term support options, and determining eligibility for public long term support programs and benefits. Benefits screening includes level of care determinations for Medicaid nursing facility and home and com...
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Information and Assistance
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COVID-19 UPDATE: Assisting older adults who do not have internet access register for COVID vaccines.INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE: Offers in person assistance to individuals, families and caregivers with questions and/or concerns. Connects individuals with information and referrals to other programs and benefits (such as health promotion and disease p...
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Emergency Food
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
EMERGENCY FOOD: Provides case-by-case assessments for senior citizens who may be in need of emergency food. Also assists homebound seniors 60+ through the Meals on Wheels program.
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Senior Care
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SENIOR CARE: Offers persons 65 and older services to assist them remain in their homes for as long as possible. Services include adult daycare, in-home aide services, medical supplies, emergency response systems, and prescription assistance.
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Maryland Access Point, Baltimore City, Fan Distribution Program 2020
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
FAN DISTRIBUTION: Offering free fans to Baltimore City residents age 55 and older or have a qualifying disability and meet income guidelines. Income Limits:Family Size Yearly Income1 $25,5202 $34,4803 $43,4404 $52,4005 ...
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COVID-19 Testing, Baltimore City Health Department
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
CORONAVIRUS TESTING: Information about testing can be found by visiting https://coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/information-general-public/information-about-covid-19-testing-baltimore-city. Some sites, especially tents/mobile sites are very weather dependent. Cancellations for Code Red, rain, storms, etc. should be anticipated. Call to confirm befor...
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Baltimore City Code Red, Summer 2020
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
COOLING CENTERS: The Health Commissioner declares a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert during periods of extreme heat. The decision to activate a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert will be made before 6 A.M. of that day, if possible. Individuals unsure of whether a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert is in effect can call 311 for details, cooling center locations, safet...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Information, Baltimore City Health Department
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE INFORMATION: UPDATE 1/25/21: Baltimore City is currently in Phase 1C. Older adults in Priority Groups 1A, B, or C without access to the internet can call Maryland Access Point at 410-396-2273 for assistance in registering for the COVID-19 vaccine. Older adults aged 65+ with internet access can fill out a vaccine interest form ht...
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Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Naloxone Training
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
NALOXONE TRAINING: Offers an educational program that includes an understanding of opioids, recognizing signs and symptoms of an overdose, proper rescue breathing techniques, proper administration of naloxone, and care for the individual until the paramedics arrive. Provided to family members, caregivers, guardians, and health/human service workers...
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TaxiCard
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
SENIOR RIDE PROGRAM: TaxiCard program provides a monthly subsidy for transportation to eligible individuals age 60 years or older or individuals with disabilities. The program is funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Health Department Office of Aging & CARE Services. Registration is required, applicants need a c...
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HealthCare Access Maryland, Foster Care Medical Case Management
Agency: Baltimore City Health Department
FOSTER CARE MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT: Coordinate health care plans for children in foster care by partnering with the foster/kinship parents. Provides education to the caregivers as appropriate about disease management, prevention, and wellness.
