New Jersey Resources

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, adoptions, 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.

Breastfeeding - VirtuaHealth provides this article, and two related ones, about breastfeeding. (See links at bottom of article for the related ones).

Breastfeeding Guide - The Monmouth/Ocean Breastfeeding Consortium has created this guide.

Breastfeeding Laws in NJ - Click here for a summary of the enacted breastfeeding legislation.

Family Health Services: Breastfeeding - Read more about breastfeeding, and find links to more information here.

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.

Lactation Consultant Directory - Check here for a certified lactation consultant in your part of New Jersey.

Lactation Consultation Program at RWJ University Medical Group - This Program provides a family centered clinical service and consultation for breastfeeding support. It also provides breastfeeding education for families, physicians and other health care professionals.

La Leche League of NJ - La Leche League is an international non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.

New Jersey Breastfeeding Task Force - The New Jersey Breastfeeding Task Force was formed in 1988 to focus attention in New Jersey on the national breastfeeding objective to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration.

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.

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.