NJHA Library & Links
Resources for Consumers
Patients, consumers and others should refer to the authoritative resources below for consumer health information. The Web sites of
New Jersey hospitals also are useful authoritative guides for medical and health information. All requests for information to NJHA should use the
NJHA Contact Us Form.
Contents:
"Swine Flu Resources" Medline Plus, National Library of Medicine.
N.J. Hospitals
Healthcare and Services - Select Topics
MRSA and Staph Infections
For the Public
Patients
Schools
Athletes
Community-Associated MRSA
Healthcare-Associated MRSA
Podcast
Health Careers
Hotlines, Complaints, Toll-Free Resources
The following resources and referrals are to external organizations and government agencies that are not part of NJHA.
Disclaimer.
- HIPAA Contacts for N.J. Consumers
- Hospital Patient Complaint Program: 1-800-792-9770
- Patient Abuse at a State Psychiatric Hospital- N.J. Division of Mental Health Services
- Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline
- Long Term Care Facility Consumer Complaint Hotline: 1-800-792-9770
- Long Term Care Facility - For the Health Care Industry
- Medicaid Fraud & Abuse Hotline
- Mental Health Services Directory – N.J. Division of Mental Health Services. (By County and Service Type)
- National Health Information Center - Look here for an extensive listing of toll-free numbers for national organizations that provide health-related information, education and support. These organizations do not diagnose nor recommend treatments. See also the N.J. state agencies that follow, for more local support and New Jersey resources.
- N.J. Dept. of Human Services - Toll-Free Help Lines & Hotlines (Includes addictions, disaster, mental health, domestic violence, gambling and more.)
- N.J. Dept. of Health and Senior Services Toll-Free Numbers(Includes AIDS/HIV, charity care, complaints about hospitals and health care facilities, environmental health and radon, Hepatitis B, immunization, poison control, postpartum depression, quit smoking services, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), senior services, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the WIC program and more.)
- Charity Care - N.J. Dept. of Health and Senior Services Hotline
- Managed Care Complaints/Appeals – N.J. Dept. of Banking and Insurance
- Office of Insurance Claims Ombudsman – N.J. Dept. of Banking & Insurance
- Physicians - N.J. State Board of Medical Examiners Online Complaint Form
- N.J. Medicaid Eligibility & Hotline
- Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutional Elderly (OOIE): 1-877-582-6995
- Safe Haven for Infants
- Psychiatric Screening/Crisis Centers – N.J. Division of Mental Health Services
- Suicide Prevention– N.J. Dept. of Health and Senior Services
All Other Health Topics - Start Here - National Library of Medicine and HealthyNJ:
- MEDLINEplus®
A goldmine of up-to-date, authoritative and qualitative health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Includes extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. Provides lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media and links to thousands of clinical trials. Updated daily, this Web site has no advertising, nor does this trusted source endorse any company or product.
- HealthyNJ
This Web site is by the University Libraries at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The content is designed to meet the information needs of consumers, particularly New Jerseyeans, focusing on content that is current, accurate and relevant. It follows Health On the Net Foundation principles and adheres to the Health Summit Working Group.
For Parents: Know When Antibiotics Work
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has introduced the Get Smart About Antibiotics Campaign. The following materials are available in order to raise awareness about proper anitbiotic use:
For more information, visit the
CDC Web site, Get Smart: Know When Antiobiotics Work.
For Children