HELPFUL SAFETY NUMBERS:

Poison Control:  800-222-1222, will connect you to regional poison control center 24/7

Food Safety: 888-SAFEFOOD, for questions about food, supplements, and

cosmetics to the FDA, M-F 10-4 pm, EDT (recorded info 24/7)  (Is this

moldy cheese safe to eat?)

Drinking Water:  800-426-4791, for the EPA's Office of Water, which can

help you decide whether to use a home water filter product based on water

quality in your area.

Immunization:  800-232-2522, for info on vaccines from the Center for

Disease Control and Prevention, also info on travel shots and boosters.  M-F

8am-11pm, EDT.

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DEVELOPMENTAL CHARTS:

FREE Journal of Pediatric Basics, developmental charts: 800-595-0324

(Gerber)

FREE AND DISCOUNTED LOCAL HEALTH CARE:

FREE DERMATOLOGY SCREENING: 
Every year in May and Early June, American Acadamy of Dermatology (1-888462-DERM, www.aad.org/skinscrn.html),

American Cancer Society (800-ACS-2345, www.cancer.org), and Skin Cancer Foundation (800-SKIN-490, www. skincancer.org) sponsor free screenings.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE:

Discounted Dental Work:  call for graduate or undergrad student dentists and

other dental specialties at BU's Goldman School of Dental Medicine and make

an appointment at one of the clinics there.   Cutting edge techniques and technology,
top equipment, excellent teachers supervising high quality work.

 617-628-4750

My contact who has had a lot of work done there says undergrads are not

for the nervous...they're slower and less experienced than grads, and care is

excellent but busy.  She still wouldn't have dental work done anywhere else.

Ask for postgrads for specialty work...it's more expensive than with undergrads, but still discounted.