Health
State and County Health Departments and Services
- Plainsboro Township Public Health Division
- Middlesex County Office of Health Services
- Middlesex County Services Locator – enter zip code and see tab for “Health”
- NJ State Dept. of Health
- NJ State Covid-19 Information Hub
- NJ State Dept. of Human Services – New Jersey Resources directory
- Mercer County Dept. of Human Services Resource Directory
Get Help – Hotlines and Support Groups
- 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – Helplines
- NJ State Dept. of Human Services – New Jersey Resources directory, see pages v-vii for Hotlines
- NJ Div. of Mental Health and Addiction Services HOTLINES
- NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
- NJ Dept. of Human Services, ReachNJ – Addiction HOTLINE
- Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper Rehab Addiction Resources
- Princeton YWCA – Breast Cancer Resource Center
Insurance
- Get Covered NJ – New Jersey’s Official Health Insurance Marketplace
- Affordable Care Act Information for NJ – NJ State Library’s Research Guide for the ACA
- NJ FamilyCare
- InsureKidsNow
- Nj.com’s Medicare Choice 2023: Searchable Guide to Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans
Family and Children
- NJ State Dept. of Health – Family Health Services
- NJ State Parent Link
- Middlesex ResourceNet – support resources for children and families
- NJ FamilyCare
- Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
- InsureKidsNow
Health Reports and Data
- NJ State Dept. of Health – State Health Assessment Data
- NJ State Dept. of Health – Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
- HealthyNJ 2030 – NJ State’s Health Improvement Plan
- NJ State Dept. of Health, Consumer Reports and Guides – reports and comparisons for physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and more
- Kids Count Data Center – NJ Health Indicators
- AirNow.gov – current air quality index, includes maps, data and archival info as the centralized data system portal for multiple federal agencies
Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction
- 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Middlesex County Division of Addictions and Mental Health Planning
- NJ Div. of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Mental Health Association of New Jersey
- NJ211 Mental Health Resources
- NJ State Dept. of Human Services – New Jersey Resources directory
- NJ Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA)
- Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper Rehab – Addiction Resources
- New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s Legal Consequences of Substance Abuse
Physicians, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and More
- NJ State Dept. of Health – physician directory links
- NJ State Dept. of Health – Healthcare Facilities and Services
- NJ State Dept. of Health, Consumer Reports and Guides – reports and comparisons for physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, and more
- “Top Doctors” issue – Inside Jersey magazine
- “Top Doctors” issue – New Jersey Monthly magazine
- “NJ’s Favorite Kids’ Docs” issue – New Jersey Family magazine
- “Top Dentists” issue – New Jersey Monthly magazine
- “Top Hospitals” issue – Jersey’s Best (formerly Inside Jersey) magazine, rankings from Castle Connelly
- “Best Hospitals” issue– U.S. News and World Report magazine
- “Best In-State Hospitals” issue – Newsweek magazine
- “America’s Best Hospitals, New Jersey” – Healthgrades.com
- “Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings” – US Medicare (see “state” & “hospital overall ratings” columns)
- “Best Nursing Homes in New Jersey” – US News magazine
- Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Local Events and Classes
- Princeton HealthCare System – includes their “Events” calendar for area health classes.