Community Resources
Health Information, Screening & Referral
For hospitals and medical centers in the Princeton area, see: Medical Centers.
For information on various senior health issues, go to www.nihseniorhealth.gov
See also the telephone directory, internet searches and self-help directories for information about specific disorders.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, GREATER NEW JERSEY CHAPTER
- Support groups and information for those affected by Alzheimer's disease. Also additional information, newsletter, referrals, and safe return program.
- (609) 514-1180 or 800-272-3900 for up-to-date information
- 800 883-1180 for caregivers, 24 hours a day
- Fax: (609) 514-1188
- Web site: www.alznj.org
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
- Information, local support, services
- 3076 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
- (609) 895-0101
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, PRINCETON CHAPTER
- Local chapter, devoted to preventing and curing diabetes and improving lives
- 15 Roszel Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540
- 888 342-2383 (local)
- 800 342-2383 (national)
- Web site: www.diabetes.org
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
- 2550 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
- 732 821-2610
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
- N.J. chapter, 200 Middlesex Turnpike, Iselin, NJ 08830
- 888 467-3112 or (732) 283-4300
- Web site: www.arthritis.org
BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF NJ
- Stroke and brain injury information and resources
- 800 669-4323
- Web site: www.bianj.org
BREAST CANCER RESOURCE CENTER
- Information, referral, support, prosthetics & wigs
- (609) 497-2126
- YWCA, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
CANCER CARE
- Resources, support, financial assistance for people with cancer and their caregivers
- 800 813-HOPE , (609) 924-8752
- Web site: www.cancercare.org
COPSA INSTITUTE FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS
- UMDNJ, 671 Hoes Lane, Piscataway NJ 08855
- 800 424-2494
- Web site: http://rwja.umdnj.edu/~coyne/copsa.html
- Geriatric assessment
- Assistance is available through the following programs:
- Resource Center
- Diagnostic Clinic
- Dementia Management Clinic
- Dementia Day Care Program
- Outpatient Geropsychiatry Services
PARKINSONS DISEASE INFO AND REFERRAL CENTER
at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
- (732) 745-7520
- Web site: www.apdaparkinson.org
PRINCETON SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER
- Offers various health screenings, health fair and flu/pneumonia vaccines
- (609) 924-7108
The Princeton Senior Resource Center does not endorse any of the resources listed on these pages. We collect and provide information from many sources as a service to those seeking services in the Princeton area. No listed provider pays to be in our directory.
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