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Government Agencies:
Dial 211-As of November 2008, 2-1-1 serves over 234 million Americans (more than 78% of the entire population) through 244 active 2-1-1
systems covering all or part of 48 states (including 31 states with
90%+ coverage) plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico. The remaining states
are all in various stages of planning and implementation. Every few
weeks, these coverage numbers increase.
Includes resources that discuss common complications and
side effects of cancer and its treatment, nutritional concerns, emotional
concerns and other treatment related issues.
Includes general support publications, listings of a select
few organizations, hospice, homecare, publications specifically for those
dealing with a childhood cancer.
Note from NCI:Our web site contains quite a bit of information and can
certainly be overwhelming. If you
need assistance you can certainly contact our service to communicate with an
Information Specialist (IS) at http://www.cancer.gov./help.
http://www.ganji.org/ Guardianship
Association of New Jersey, Inc.GANJI
is a not-for-profit organization of professionals, families, and
individuals committed to supporting guardians and other surrogate decision
makers in enhancing the lives of persons who require assistance.
http://www.nextstepincare.org/ Lists of pertinent questions. Site dedicated to ensuring safety during care transitions (i.e. transfer from hospital to home, hospital to rehab, etc.) http://qiosynergy.org Appeal Hospital Discharge http://www.nccnhr.org - The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
http://www.vantagenj.org - Vantage Health Systems-Mental Health, Adult Day Care and Geriatric Consultation http://www.ccal.org - The Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living (CCAL) is the only nonprofit consumer-based organization nationwide focused on the needs, rights and protection of assisted living consumers, their caregivers & loved ones.
Diabetes Foundation, Inc A New Jersey 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization Founded in 1990 112 Prospect Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450-4489 (800) 633-3160 (201) 444-0337 http://www.DiabetesInNJ.org
CampaignZERO-Families for Patient Safety http://campaignzero.com CampaignZERØ™ delivers the information patients' families need to help their loved ones' medical teams provide safe hospital care.
We offer simple explanations about how common medical errors occur and easy checklists to help families fill in the circle of care around their loved ones in the hospital.
Alzheimer's Speaks www.alzheimersspeaks.com Developed as a resource for professionals
and public alike, to have easy access to a variety of services, tools,
concepts and products when dealing with the disease.
http://www.vantagenj.org - Vantage Health Systems-Mental Health, Adult Day Care and Geriatric Consultation
Support Groups
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse: Helping individual caregivers to find and form their own mutual aid support groups since 1981. Assistance given to individuals looking to find professionally run groups, or in helping to find an already existing group. www.selfhelpgroups.org
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