New Jersey Resources

Find a NJ Doctor:New Jersey Health Care Profile - This site includes information on all doctors who are actively licensed and currently permitted to practice medicine or podiatry in New Jersey. The website can be searched to locate doctors practicing in a particular area or hospital. The profiles contain information about a doctor's education, training, and medical practice.

High Risk Diseases for Travelers - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital offers this information which covers a number of foodborne illnesses.

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - Click here to view the Department's alphabetic list of health-related topics, programs and services. The site changes often so use the site search option to look for your topic or your browser Find option to search for a word or phrase.

The NJ Food and Drug Safety Program -This program regulates food safety in the state of NJ, and is the place to go if you need to lodge a complaint.

NJ Reportable Disease Statistics -Several of the more prominent food poisonings are counted, so check here if you need statistics on the incidence of these diseases in the state of NJ.

NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - Assists people in finding, forming and learning about self-help support groups at local, national and Internet levels. Has toll-free helpine and publishes an annual Self-Help Group Directory, which can be found at most public libraries.

What You Should Know About… - Good reviews of many foodborne illnesses from the state of NJ. Included are: Amebiasis, Foodborne Botulism, Campylobacteriosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Cyclosporidiosis, E Coli, Giardiasis, Listeriosis, Salmonellosis, Shigellosis,and Typhoid Fever.

2-1-1 Non-Emergency – Click this link to search the database, or call 211 on your phone to get information and referrals on a variety of services, including: food banks, clothing closets, rental and utility assistance, adult or child day care, transportations services for the disabled, tutoring, Meals on Wheels, insurance, interventions for drug and alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, job training, and much more.   This site and phone number will also provide emergency information about local problems such as floods and highway closures.

How To Report a Possible Case of Food Poisoning

To report a case of food-borne illness from a retail establishment (restaurant or store) in the state of New Jersey, call the local health department (sometimes the most local health department is actually the county health department) and ask if they have an epidemiologist who tracks food-borne illnesses. If they do not, explain the problem and ask who handles such issues (it might be an inspections or licensing department). Try the Directory of Local Health Departments at this link.