Telephone Hotlines and Information Lines
For Fire, Police, or Ambulance Dial 911
Poison Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
- Has the person collapsed or stopped breathing? Call 911 immediately.
- Poison Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
Health and Human Services: Dial 2-1-1
Vermont 2-1-1 is a health and human services information and referral program available for everyone in Vermont. Callers receive person-to-person assistance to help solve problems.
Vermont 2-1-1 offers local, state, regional and nationwide resources for individuals and families - such as about government benefits and services, non-profit organizations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, donation programs, and other local resources.
- Dial 2-1-1
- Vermont 2-1-1 website
AIDS Hotline
- 1-800-882-2437 (1-800-882-AIDS) Toll free within Vermont
- 802-863-7245
Weekdays (except holidays), 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Information about HIV/AIDS programs
Rabies Hotline
- USDA'S VERMONT RABIES HOTLINE: 1-800-472-2437 (1-800-4-RABIES)
Seven days a week (except federal holidays), 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Had contact with an animal that may have rabies?
Call the Vermont Health Department: 1-800-640-4374
Answered Monday through Friday (except state holidays), 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tobacco Use: Vermont Quit Network
- 1-800-QUIT-NOW (784-8669) - Answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call to sign up for free phone coaching or link to local coaches. More information at www.VTQuitNetwork.org (exit vdh).
- Vermont Tobacco Control Program
Childhood Lead Poisoning Information Line
- 1-800-439-8550
Weekdays (except holidays), 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.