General Health

Women’s Healthline
Information and referrals on general health for low-income women. Call 311 and ask for the Women’s Healthline

City Wide Family Planning Council
Provides culturally sensitive, comprehensive, preventative family planning and general healthcare
(718) 778-0198 (Caribbean House)
(718) 657-7088 (Queens Health Center, in Jamaica)
(212) 477-1120 (Lower East Side/ Northern Manhattan)
(718) 388-0390 (Brooklyn)
(718) 991-9250 (Bronx)
(212) 426-0088 (Helen B. Atkinson Center)

American Menopause Foundation
Provides general information concerning menopause and issues surrounding it. Has educational programs all over the country and has support groups.
(212)714-2398

Medicaid Managed Care Helpline
Provides info about all types of health plans and assistance. (Spanish speakers available).
(212)614-5400
(800)505 -5678

Youth Line
24-hour hotline offering crisis intervention along with information and referrals relating to teen pregnancy, AIDS, suicide, and other crisis situations.
(800) 246-4646

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Women’s Services
General health services, primary care, gynecology, counseling, radiology, psychotherapy; accepts most insurance, no Medicaid, $175 for first visit, $125 for additional visits, no sliding scale.
(718) 748-1234

Cumberland Neighborhood Family Care Center
Breast cancer screening, gynecology, and family planning, Medicaid accepted, sliding scale payment option.
(718) 260-7500

Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Ambulatory Surgery Center (abortion clinic), Medicaid accepted, sliding scale payment option. Speak Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew and Spanish
(718) 963-8000

MANHATTAN

The Door
Health Services, contraceptives, legal counseling, abortion services, and educational services for young people, ages 12-21.
(212) 941-9090

Settlement Health and Medical Services
AIDS/HIV related services, primary care, support groups, nutritional and health counseling.
(212) 360-2600

QUEENS

Choices Women’s Medical Center
Primary health facilities, mental health facilities and an abortion clinic. Accepts Medicaid (call 1 day in advance).
(718) 786-5000
(718) 729-2271
2928 44th Ave,
Long Island City

Community Health Center
Women’s Health Services: General women’s healthcare, outpatient services only.
(718) 334-3150

WEBSITES

Body Positive
Information on dieting, weight loss and women’s self images.

Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Search database for eating disorder treatment professionals.