Growing Up Healthy Hotline

Do you need information about health care, nutrition and other health and human services? Contact the NYS Department of Health's Growing Up Healthy Hotline 1-800-522-5006 seven days a week 24 hours/day for information and referrals. This service is available in English and Spanish and other languages. TTY access is also available at 1-800-655-1789. All calls are confidential. Operators can help identify the services needed and provide information on how to locate a provider in your area. Information can be obtained from the Hotline on:

• Asthma
• Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening
• Care at Home for Developmentally Disabled Children
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Child Health Plus Program
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
• Early Intervention Program
• Expanded Medicaid for Infants and Children
• Farmer's Market Nutrition Program
• Family Planning Program
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Fifth Disease
• Folic Acid
• Genetics Services Program
• Hepatitis B
• HIB Disease
• Hysterectomy
• Immunization Program
• Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services Program
• Newborn Screening
• Physically Handicapped Children's Program
• Pre and Post-Natal Parent Education Program
• Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP)
• Rape Crisis Program
• School-Based Health Centers
• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Tuberculosis

And other services for families across New York State.