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New Jersey
State Profile | State and Special Libraries | Resource Libraries | MLA Chapters |
Statistical Data
State Health Departments and Associations | Health Policy |
Regional Consumer Health Resources
| Special Populations
State Profile
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New Jersey is located on the east coast of the United States, with its state capital located in Trenton. New Jersey has 21 counties and 566 municipalities spread over 7,504.8 square miles of land. Among the 50 states and District of Columbia, the state ranked as the 9th most populous. According to the 2000 Census, New Jersey has a population of 8,414,350 residents. New Jersey residents are predominantly white (72.6%), with a significant black population (13.6%) and Hispanic population (13.3%). Asians make up only 5.7% of the state's population. New Jersey has 314 public libraries, 3 medical colleges and 1 dental school. |
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State and Special Libraries
- New Jersey Library Association
- New Jersey State Library
- Super Librarian (links to New Jersey libraries and other resources)
- New Jersey Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- HSLANJ (Health Sciences Libraries Association of New Jersey) (links to New Jersey hospital libraries and other resources)
Resource Libraries
See a listing of all NN/LM Member Libraries in NJ
MLA Chapters
Statistical Data
- CDC
Faststats - Click on New Jersey for links to specific health
statistics data.
- Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts Online - New
Jersey at a Glance - This resource provides the latest
state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy,
including health coverage, access, financing, and state
legislation.
- New Jersey Center
for Health Statistics - The Center for Health Statistics
(CHS) collects, researches, analyzes and disseminates New Jersey
health data and information and serves as a resource to the
Department in development of health data policy.
- NJ Quick Facts - This resource from U.S. Census Bureau provides summary profiles for frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
State Health Departments and Associations
- New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
- Directory of Local Health Departments in New Jersey
- New Jersey Public Health Association (NJPHA)
Health Policy
Regional Consumer Health Resources
- CaregiverNJ - is a guide to available resources for adults and their families living in New Jersey.
- Find a Library: MedlinePlus.gov - NJ libraries listed in MedlinePlus.gov that have a consumer health collection and are open to the public.
- HealthyNJ - The Consumer Health Information Task Force, comprised of librarians from each of the four UMDNJ Campus Libraries, developed the content of the Web Site to meet the health care information needs of consumers, particularly the citizens of New Jersey.
- New Jersey Health Care Profile - A New Jersey state sponsored physician and podiatrist profile database containing data such as the Medical school(s) attended, license information, Medical Malpractice information payments and other pertinent data.
Special Populations
- Minority Health - New Jersey at a Glance - Sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, this resources provides links to Foundation reports and state statistical information.
- New Jersey Office of Minority and Multicultural Health - A resource of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJ DHSS).
- Population Group Topic - This resource from the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus provides links to topic sheets for a number of population groups.
