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Baltimore City Health Department Chronic Disease Prevention
Baltimore City Health Department
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Informational resource about Chronic Disease Prevention
Services
- Tobacco & Smoking Cessation
- Asthma
- Food Access
- Heart Disease & Stroke
- Cancer
- Diabetes Prevention
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
General Information
The Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) provides resources and programs to address a number of different chronic health conditions. Resources are available for several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, stroke, cancer, child lead poisoning, and asthma. There are also programs available that address smoking cessation. Please clickhere to get connected to their resources.
Services
Tobacco & Smoking Cessation
About
The BCHD helps people stop smoking, teaches the community about tobacco, works on projects in schools, and makes sure stores follow the rules about selling tobacco.
You can call 410-396-9932 to get more information about smoking cessation programs in your community.
You can also call 410-361-9765 to find a health center near your home. These health centers can get you enrolled in a cessation program and provide you with free nicotine patches. They also offer other programs so for more information, visit their website here.
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Service Categories
Asthma
About
The asthma program provides information about what asthma is, how to manage it, recognizing signs/symptoms, medications, triggers, an Asthma Action Plan as well as what services BCHD provides for example the Community Asthma Program. Clickhere for more information.
Service Categories
Food Access
About
The Food Access page shares information about Baltimarket which is the BCHD's community-based food access and food justice program. Baltimarket’s goal is to help people in Baltimore City stay healthy by making sure everyone can get good food and by working for fairness in how food is available in the community.
Baltimarket programs include:
1. Virtual Supermarket Program
2. Healthy Stores Program
3. Food Justice Forum
Heart Disease & Stroke
About
The BCHD has programs to help stop heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in minority communities. They do this by giving people more health information, checking their heart health, and helping them find doctors if they need care. Clickhere for more information.
Service Categories
Cancer
About
They provide information about a group of people from different health organizations who work together to fight cancer and other health problems. They meet every few months to talk about ways to help communities stay healthy. Clickhere for more information about how to decrease your risks of cancer, screening in Baltimore City, and more resources.
Service Categories
Diabetes Prevention
About
This website gives you more information about prediabetes and diabetes, what they are, and their warning signs that put you at a higher risk. They also give information about the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) how it works, what topics they discuss, how to register, and more. Clickhere for more information.
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Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
About
The BCHD Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program works to stop lead poisoning in Baltimore by testing for lead, visiting homes, helping families, speaking up for better rules, and making sure the city’s lead laws are followed. Clickhere for more information.
Service Categories
Community Health Access and Resource Module