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2010 Flu Shot Schedules - Click here for the different county flu shot clinic schedules. If none are listed, you can also try the Find A Flu Shot Now! site.

211 Non-Emergency Helpline - New Jersey residents in need of health and human services, community resources and governmental assistance are now just a three-digit telephone call away form the information they need. All they have to do is pickup a telephone and dial 2-1-1. The service is available 24 hours a day, confidential, multilingual and accessible to the hearing impaired.

Board of Health - This organization meets the last Wednesday of each month, 5:30 pm in County Administration Building.

County Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator - Find out about recycling issues here, especially for dangerous materials such as batteries, herbicides, paints, etc. Select your county from the list at the left of the page.

Cumberland County Cancer Resources - The New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Screening Program (NJCEED) is part of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. NJCEED provides comprehensive screening services for breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

Cumberland County Government and Services - Search or browse the County Government Directory. There are additional links to federal, state, municipal, and related sites.

Cumberland County Office on Aging and Disabled - Great locator information from this site.

Greater Cumberland County United Way - United Way of Greater Cumberland County is a non-profit organization that brings together all our community’s resources to help build healthy children, strong families and safe neighborhoods. With the help of local experts, residents, service recipients, service providers, volunteers, individual, business and foundation supporters, we strategically address our community’s most pressing problems.

Human Services Advisory Council - The Cumberland County Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC) is completing the research for a new Comprehensive Human Services Plan. The plan will help set public policy in the future, pursue funding opportunities, maximize resources, and minimize duplication of services.

Human Services Directory 2005 - Cumberland County Human Services Advisory Council produces this excellent directory.

The Margaret Winchester Enrichment Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Provides day care services, free of charge, to any blind or visually impaired person who has been determined as legally blind with visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with best correction, or with a visual field of 20 degrees or less.

Medical Examiner - Emergency contact information.

Mental Health Department - Mandated since the mid-1960's, each county has one. Boards of 7-12 members, approved by the Freeholders, are charged with procedural, planning, implementation, monitoring, and community education responsibilities. A creation of the Mental Health Board is the Professional Advisory Committee. Staffing the Mental Health Board is the County Health Administrator.

Mental Health Emergency Hotline - (856) 455-5555 (24 HOURS)

NJ Division of Mental Health Designated Psychiatric/Crisis Screening Centers - Contains a listing by county of the designated psychiatric centers.

NJHelps - NJHelps is a free and easy way for you to prescreen for 8 programs that are available to help you and your family. NJHelps is private, we do not ask who you are and we do not share your information with anyone. NJHelps will tell you where to go for help and what to bring with you, after you have answered all the questions.

 

 

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Directorio de Servicios Humanos y de Salud - Este folleto es un listado de servicios humanos y de salud publicado y producido con fondos del Concilio Asesor de Servicios Humanos del Condado de Cumberland (HSAC) y en parte con fondos suministrados por la Junta de Oficiales Electos del Condado de Cumberland y El Departamento de Servicios Humanos del Estado de New Jersey.  Intenta que le sirva como una herramienta de referencia a los residentes del Condado de Cumberland quienes buscan ayuda pero no saben como ponerse en contacto con los proveedores de la asistencia. Está en formato PDF y requiere Adobe Acrobat Reader para poder verlo.

Tratando con Problemas Mentales- Provee información útil sobre estas enfermedades, sus tipos y síntomas, y consejos para dar ayuda si los encuentra en un amigo u ser querido.  Este folleto es ofrecido como un Servicio Público por la Junta de Salud Mental del Condado de Cumberland. Está en formato PDF y requiere Adobe Acrobat Reader para poder verlo.

Last Updated: January 2010

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