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.

Cataracts and Smoking - This Healthful Life article describes a link between cataracts and smoking.

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.

Health Benefits of Stopping Smoking - This article from Healthful Life lists plenty of good reasons to quit smoking.

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.

Nicotine Anonymous Centers in NJ - Click here to find a meeting near you.

NJ GASP - The NJ Group Against Smoking Pollution has produced a web site full of information for non-smokers, including a list of smoke-free restaurants.

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.

NJ QuitNet - QuitNet brings proven scientific methods to the Web to deliver support to smokers whenever they need it.

Passive Smoking - Look here for the effects of passive smoking, a UMDNJ publication.

Quit2Win - Click on this site to find information on this smoking cessation program.

Smoke-free Air Act Initiative - Effective April 15, 2006, indoor public places and workplaces across the State will be smoke free. New Jersey's Smoke-Free Air Act ensures that workers have a safe workplace and that all nonsmokers, including children and senior citizens, can breathe smoke-free air in the public places they visit.

Substance Abuse Among NJ Adults - The NJ Center for Health Statistics has compiled data for alcohol abuse, cigar smoking, cigarette smoking, pipe smoking, substance abuse, and tobacco.

Tobacco Dependence Program at UMDNJ - The Tobacco Dependence Program is dedicated to reducing the harm to health caused by tobacco use. They do this through education, treatment, research and advocacy.