The Spina Bifida statistics for New Jersey are as follows: About 1.97 babies out of 10,000 babies are born with this medical condition. The data for the births were collected during the period of 2001-2005. The data shows an increase in the number of babies who have been born with this birth defect.
Around 1,710 people are residing in the state of New Jersey who is affected with this health issue. An estimated 2.7 million women who are of child bearing age and are at risk of delivering babies affected by SB. The people of Hispanic origin are about 16 percent of the population, which comes to 1.3 million (which has a higher risk of being affected with SB).
There are four Spina Bifida clinics, hospitals and doctors that are located in New Jersey that provide help and assistance to those affected with this medical problem. The SB clinics are present in Summit, Mountainside, West Orange, and Edison.
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Spina Bifida Clinics, Hospitals or Doctors in New Jersey
Children’s Specialized Hospital
Spinal Cord Dysfunction Clinic
150 New Providence Road
Mountianside, NJ 07092-2590
Phone: 908-301-5423
Web site: www.childrens-specialized.org/
The Children’s Neurological Center
JFK Medical Center
Edison, NJ 08818
Phone: 888-NSI-KIDS; (888-674-5437)
Web site: http://www.advocaredoctors.com/pna/index.aspx
Overlook Hospital Neur. Muscular Clinic
Pediatric Orthopedics, PC
99 Beauvoir Avenue, Suite 750
Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: 908-522-5532
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
1199 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: 973-243-6999
Web site: www.kessler-rehab.com/
Spina Bifida Support Groups in New Jersey
84 Park Ave.
Flemington, NJ
908-782-7475
Web site: http://www.thesbrn.org
Spina Bifida Camps for Children in New Jersey
Children’s Specialized Hospital
Camp Chatterbox
150 Province Rd
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Voice: (908) 301-5451
Email: director@campchatterbox.org
Web site: www.campchatterbox.org
Easter Seals Camp Merry Heart
21 O’Brien Road
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Contact: Jonathan Mauk
Voice: (908) 852-3896
Fax: (908) 852-9263
Web site: www.nj.easterseals.com/camp
Easter Seals Community Support Services, Edison Adult Training Services
15 South Main Street, Suite 5
Edison, NJ 08817
Contact: Jill Ehrhardt
Voice: (732)257-6662
Fax: (732)257-7373
TTY: (732)238-4442
Web site: http://nj.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NJDR_homepage
Easter Seals Community Support Services, Harpers Ferry Residential Services
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Contact: Jill Ehrhardt.
Voice: (732) 257-6662
Fax: (732) 257-7373
TTY: (732) 238-4442
Web site: http://nj.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NJDR_homepage
Easter Seals Family & Children Services, Linkages
25 Kennedy Boulevard
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Contact: Stacy DePoe
Voice: (732) 257-6662
Fax: (732) 257-7373
Web site: http://nj.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NJDR_homepage
Easter Seals Community Support Services, Lakewood Adult Training Services
1195 Airport Road, Suite B6
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Contact: Jill Ehrhardt.
Voice: (732) 257-6662
Fax: (732) 257-7373
TTY: (732) 238-4442
Web site: http://nj.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=NJDR_homepage
Sports & Activities in New Jersey
Adaptive Sailing, Inc.,
PO Box 703, Sussex,
NJ, 07461-0703
Email: info@adaptivesailing.org
Web site: http://adaptivesailing.org/
7046 Harbour Village CT,
#102. Annapolis, MD 221403 USA.
Buttons Padin.
Ph: 914-439-5476
Web site: http://www.liferollson.org/