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New Jersey

State Profile | State and Special Libraries | Resource Libraries | MLA Chapters | Statistical Data
State Health-Related Departments | Health Policy | Consumer Health Resources | Special Populations

State Profile

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 11th most populous. According to the 2010 Census, New Jersey has a population of 8,791,894 residents. New Jersey residents are predominantly Caucasian 68.6%), with a significant African-American population (13.7%) and Hispanic population (17.7%). Asians make up only 6.4% of the state's population.

State and Special Libraries

• New Jersey Library Association
• New Jersey State Library
• Super Librarian
• New Jersey Talking Book and Braille Center
• Health Sciences Libraries Association of New Jersey (HSLANJ)

Resource Libraries

• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

• NN/LM Member Libraries in New Jersey

MLA Chapters

• New York - New Jersey Chapter / Medical Library Association

Statistical Data

• Faststats (CDC)
  
  
• State & County Quick Facts (U.S. Census Bureau)
  
  
• State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
  
  
• Center for Health Statistics

State Health-Related Departments

• Department of Health
• Directory of Local Health Departments in New Jersey
• New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
• New Jersey Public Health Association (NJPHA)

Health Policy

• Rutgers Center for State Health Policy

Consumer Health Resources

• Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC)
  Information and assistance to older persons, adults with physical disabilities, caregivers and professionals looking for services or program.
• Find a Library (MedlinePlus)
  Libraries in New Jersey with consumer health collections 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 to meet the health care information needs of consumers, particularly the citizens of New Jersey.
• New Jersey Health Care Profile
  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

• Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
• Population Groups (MedlinePlus)

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