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.

Advance Directives in New Jersey - This brochure is aimed at senior citizens who are in nursing homes, but contains good information for everyone.

Camden County Workshops - From time to time Camden County offers workshops on living wills, advance directives and power of attorney. Check this schedule to see if any are offered this month.

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders - Atlantic Health System has released this brochure on DNR orders.

Important Decisions to be Made in the Dying Process - CooperHealth has created this fact sheet mainly for parents of terminally ill children, but everyone can learn from it.

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.

Patient’s Guide to Advance Directives/Living Wills - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Hamilton offers this information on advance directives.

The University Center for Bloodless Surgery and Medicine - This Center at University Hospital in Newark, discusses advance directives and allows a form to be downloaded for you to fill out with your advance directives.

What Is An Advanced Directive/Living Will? - Englewood Hospital and Medical Center has created this information about living wills.

Your Right to Accept or Refuse Medical Care - Deborah Heart and Lung hospital has crafted this explanation of advance directives and living wills.