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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.

Breast Health Care - The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Services have issued these guidelines and lists of cancer screening program locations.

Clinical Trials in Moorestown - Phoenix Ob-Gyn Associates has a number of clinical trials, please contact them if you are interested. They also have several helpful patient guides on their site.

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.

NJ Division of Family Services - Specific services included here are: family planning and adolescent pregnancy prevention; breast and cervical cancer screening and follow-up; prevention oriented early childhood health including lead screening, oral health education, injury prevention; school and adolescent services including parenting training, violence and unintentional injury prevention; and primary care for uninsured residents through community health centers.

National Women's Health Resource Center - Headquartered in New Brunswick, check out this valuable site for all women, not just New Jerseyans.

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.

Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program - This program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, immunization screening, and health care referrals to pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children from families with inadequate income and who are at special risk in respect to their physical and mental health due to inadequate nutrition and/or primary health care. Enrollment is open to all eligible applicants.

Women's Wellness and Healthcare Connection - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital makes available this listing of Internet sites for women.

 

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Programa WIC- El Programa Especial  de Nutrición Suplementaria para Mujeres, Bebés y Niños (WIC, siglas en inglés)  provee alimentos nutritivos, consejos de nutrición, y refiere a los participantes a otros servicios sociales y de salud sin costo alguno. El programa sirve a las madres de bajos ingresos y bebés y niños hasta los 5 años de edad. Este sitio está en formato PDF y se requiere un programa especial, Adobe Acrobat Reader, para poder verlo. Usted puede obtener este programa en http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html

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January 2008