Community Health Links

The Internet is a great source of health information. The links below will aid you in maintaining good health and finding available resources. If you have any concerns or questions about any specific content that may affect your health, please take the time to discuss any information that you find with your Primary Care Physician (PCP).

Visit the 5 A Day Web site for ideas and information about the importance of eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. By eating at least five cups of fruits and vegetables a day, you and your family can help reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. The 5 A Day Web site offers resources to download or order, including a children's coloring book, supermarket programs, activity links, posters and even recipes you can use to keep healthy. If you would like more information on how to make your workplace healthier, also check out The PBH Worksite Nutrition Program. 

NJ Quitnet If you are thinking about or are ready to quit smoking, NJ Quitnet and NJ Quitline can help. These groups offer individualized solutions to help you quit smoking on your own terms. NJ Quitnet is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can call NJ Quitline Monday — Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (except holidays), and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. NJ Quitline: 1-866-NJ-STOPS.

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, one of the nation's leading academic health centers, is a member of the Horizon NJ Health Hospital Network. This Web site offers information on health topics, as well as contact information for the hospital.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is New Jersey's largest freestanding state-designated, acute care children's hospital. Home to the Region's first pediatric intensive care unit, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center with a pediatric commitment and one of the only academic neonatal intensive care units in the state with a medical team that has the expertise and technical capabilities to treat the sickest and most severely injured children throughout Central New Jersey. This Web site offers up-to-date information on children's health care. Separate sections of information dedicated to parents, teens, and children are available.

The New Jersey Division of Aging and Community Services (DACS) administers programs designed to make it easier for seniors to get the help they need to support their well-being and maintain themselves in the community for as long as possible with independence, dignity and choice.

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Minority and Multicultural Health hopes that you will use this site as a valuable tool in furthering your search for information and resources regarding minority health issues. This Web site should be particularly useful to you as New Jersey moves toward eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in minority health.

New Jersey Poison Information and Education Services (NJPIES) is New Jersey's recognized statewide/regional poison information and education center. NJPIES coordinates the treatment and distribution of information concerning poisons, drugs and targeted health issues through telephone management, consultation, education and research. NJPIES has touched the lives of more than a million citizens of New Jersey. To learn more about NJPIES, please visit their Web site at: www.njpies.org/index2.htm.

For poison emergencies call: 1-800-222-1222