Primary health care services and information

• United Way: Call 211 for health and human services information, referral, assessment, and crisis support (24/7)
• Public health FAQs: Simple answers to common questions about COVID-19, monkeypox, vaccines, testing, virus variants and other topics.
• NYS of Health Marketplace (You and your family have many low cost, quality health insurance options available through the Individual Marketplace - anyone can apply)
• Health Insurance Access (Navigator) Program (WCDOH)

         Free or sliding scale healthcare services

• Open Door Medical (Port Chester, Ossining, Sleepy Hollow, Mount Kisco, Brewster, Mamaroneck, Saugerties)
• Westchester Community Health Center (Mount Vernon, Yonkers, Greenburgh)
• Sun River Healthcare (Peekskill, Yonkers)
• Patient Assistant Programs (PAPs) - help with prescription medication costs for people with  no health insurance or are underisured. 
• Community Health Centers (Free or sliding scale healthcare serves throughout Westchester County)
• WIC Program (WCDOH) (WIC is the popular name for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children and provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals for health care and other services)
• Sign-up for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) 
  
  
  Mental Health Resources
  
  
• Online directory of community mental health agencies and programs (Westchester County Department of Mental Health)
• National Alliance for Mental Illness (Elmsford)
• Family Services of Westchester (Hastings-on-Hudson, Mount Vernon, Pelham, Port Chester, White Plains, Sleepy Hollow)
• Neighbors Link crisis services (Mount Kisco, Ossining)

         
          LGBTQ - friendly resources

• The LOFT: LGBTQ Community Center (White Plains)
• St. Johns Riverside Hospital HOPE Center (Yonkers)
• Westchester Medical Center - Ally Care Center (Hawthorne)
• Maze Health (Purchase)
• Sun River Health (Yonkers, Peekskill)
• OutCare is a website that helps you search LGBTQ competent medical providers and services.
  
  Multi-lingual health and social services (Spanish and other languages)
  
  
• Family Services of Westchester - Family Mental Health Centers (many Languages)
• HOPE Community Centers (many languages)
• New York COVID-19 Hotline: 1-800-364-3065 (many languages)
• EI Centro Hispano - legal assistance, health insurance enrollment, eviction prevention (Spanish)
• Neighbors Link - immigration law services, English as a Second Language and Citizenship/Ingles Como Segundo Idioma y Ciudadania (Spanish)
• St. Joseph's Positive Directions - substance abuse and addiction treatment (Spanish)
• Yonkers Community Action Program (Spanish)
• Community Resource Center - domestic violence help, immigration and legal services (Spanish)
• Open Door Medical (Spanish)
  
  Tips for visiting the doctor
  
  
• Ask me 3: Questions to ask during your health visit
• Hagale las 3 preguntas (En espanol)
• Taking care of myself: a guide for when I leave the hospital
• Writing down questions 
• Do I know what questions to ask?
• Next steps after your diagnosis
  
  

          Long COVID-19 information and services

• Survivor Corps - Long COVID for kids and adults FAQs
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Caring for people with post-COVID symptoms
• Guidance for Long COVID as a Disability under the American with Disabilities Act (pdf)
• Community Support Resources for Long COVID-19 (Body Politic)

          General COVID-19 information and services

• WMCHealth Post-COVID-19 Recovery Program (call to request an evaluation)
• Westchester County Department of Health resources - Learn more about free COVID-19 testing, vaccines, home test kits, and up-to-date COVID-19 guidance in Westchester County.
• COVID-19 Treatments - Learn more about anti-viral medications available for treating people with a COVID-19 diagnosis in eligible groups.
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccines 
• Find a COVID-19 testing site near you (NYSDOH)
• Infographic: Wear a mask on public when traveling / Póngase una mascarilla
• Infographic: Test and treat
  
  

           Identifying health misinformation and disinformation

• A Community Toolkit for Addressing Misinformation - U.S. Surgeon General
  
  
  Other programs and social services
  
  
• Ujamaa Community Development Corp (Grace Baptist Church) Youth Programs (Mount Vernon)
• Kappa Alpha Psi New Rochelle-White Plains - Guide Right Youth Progra (New Rochelle, White Plains)
• Westhab Housing and Social Services (Yonkers) 
• Choice of New York (Offices in New Rochelle, White Plains and Peekskill, helps Westchester residents with criminal justice, care management, job services, and more).
• Westchester County Office for Women
  
  

           Tobacco education and smoking cessation resources

• American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, with a national office and constituent and affiliate associations around the country. Founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis, ALA today fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. Its website provides information on latest research on environmental and health topics as well as educational programs, and news on related fronts.
  
  
• POW'R Against Tobacco is a four county coalition that was founded in 1992 to reduce the risk of tobacco-related diseases by lowering the prevalence of tobacco use in Putnam, Orange, Westchester and Rockland Counties.

• NYS Smoker's Quit Line provides free starter kits of nicotine patches, gum or lozenges for eligible NYS smokers, trained quitline specialists offering help with quit plans, information about local stop smoking programs, informational taped messages, tobacco trivia, secondhand smoke facts.