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.

NJ Polio Network - The New Jersey Polio Network (NJPN) and its local chapters make up an organization for concerned polio survivors, family members, and friends as well as health care professionals.

NJ Polio Network Brochure - Read more about polio from their handout, which includes contact information for support groups.

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.

Ocean County Post Polio Support Group - Make new friends and learn more from them at these meetings.

Post-Polio Directory of Groups and Physicians in NJ - Check this directory to find local physicians familiar with PPS, and for support groups in the state of NJ.

The Post-Polio Letter - This information is from Englewood Hospital's International Centre for Post-Polio Education and Research.

Post-Polio Syndrome - The Communicable Disease branch of the Department of Health and Senior Services had issued this information.

Post-Polio Syndrome Facts - This quick fact sheet is from the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.

Ten Reasons to Vaccinate Babies Before They Are Two - The state of NJ has released this fact sheet describing the most prevalent and dangerous communicable diseases, and when the best time is to immunize against them.

What You Should Know About Polio - This fact sheet is produced by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services and gives a good description of polio.

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.