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.

Economy Class Stroke Syndrome - Check out this article from UMDNJ HealthState about how to avoid getting a stroke while riding planes.

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.

How To Travel with Diabetes - VirtuaHealth offers these tips.

International Society of Travel Medicine - A listing of NJ doctors who are members of the International Society of Travel Medicine. (To get to the list, choose "Travel Clinics" from the left frame and follow your way to the state of NJ.)

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.

Rutgers COOL - Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory - This Rutgers University site gives the lowdown about water temps, wave heights, where fish might be hiding and lots of other useful information about places at the Jersey shore.

Travel Medicine - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has prepared this information.

You may also want to see the HealthyNJ sections on Travel for the Disabled and Norwalk Virus/Cruise Ship Virus