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.

American Society of Bariatric Physicians - Click here to find a surgeon who performs laparoscopic ("minimally invasive") weight loss surgery, or "open" (large incision) surgeries .

Bariatric Resources - Resources and peer support for morbid obesity and weight loss surgery are located at this site, click on NJ in the drop-down box to find resources in our state.

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.

Maintaining Weight Loss - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital offers this information on the importance of keeping weight off, and how to do it.

Modest Weight Loss and Blood Pressure Control:It Really Does Work - This article from HealthfulLife details how even a little diet and exercise can improve your health.

Moderate Intensity Exercise Reduces Weight and Abdominal Fat - This report, from HealthfulLife, shows that even a short amount of exercise, as little as three times a week can burn off that tummy fat.

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.

Obesity - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital discusses the various ways to overcome obesity.

Obesity Treatment Center at University Hospital in Newark - The Obesity Treatment Center is a state-of-the-art surgical therapy program dedicated to the care and treatment of patients with morbid obesity that does not respond to non-operative treatment. Their web site provides interesting and informative articles about weight loss surgery.

Watch Your Weight - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has created this information about losing weight.

Weight Management - VirtuaHealth offers this information about the various plans that are offered.