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Library Resources For Public Health
- Academic Search Complete
- AgeLine
- Digital Dissertations and Theses (Proquest)
- MEDLINE (Ovid)
- MEDLINE - PubMed
- POPLINE
- Population Index
- RefWorks
- SCOPUS
- UpToDate
- Web of Science
Ageline is a searchable electronic database containing detailed summaries of publications about older adults and aging, including books, journal and magazine articles, and research reports.
MEDLINE for the Ovid platform includes access to bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,800 biomedical journals.
PubMed provides access to MEDLINE, which covers 4800 biomedical journals and contains over 12 million citations.
POPLINE brings together over 280,000 records representing published and unpublished literature in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
Population Index presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics.
Contains more than 29 million records from over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles in the medical, scientific, and technical literature.
UpToDate is an electronic, full-text clinical resource that provides instantaneous, evidence-based answers to the most commonly asked questions in clinical practice.
Web of Science provides access to citation and reference information from approximately 8,500 research journals.
- American Journal of Epidemiology
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- American Journal of Public Health
- Disaster medicine & public health preparedness
- Journal of Public Health
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
- Journal of Public Health Policy
- Journal of Rural Health
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health Nursing
- Public Health Reports
- Other public health journals in the Library's catalog
- CHARTing Health information (Texas) The objective for the development of this Web site is to provide a comprehensive collection of links to publicly available, geographically discrete health data for the state of Texas from reliable and authoritative providers of information.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) CDC is at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats.
- Texas Department of State Health Services - Center for Health Statistics The Department of State Health Services includes the programs provided by the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and the Health Care Information Council, plus mental-health community services and state hospital programs operated by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) The BRFSS tracks health risks in the U.S. Information from the survey is used to improve the health of the American people.
- CDC Data and Statistics
- CDC State Health Departments This site is a point of access to all public health data and statistical sites developed through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- CDC WONDER The Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data.
- Data and Surveys Index Page (AHRQ) Provides links to information developed by the AHRQ including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
- Data2010 An interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics, and containing the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010 objectives.
- Fedstats Fedstats is an access portal to statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies.
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) The primary health statistics agency in the U.S., this CDC site is an enormous virtual data warehouse.
- State Health Facts Online Contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing and legislation.
- US Census Bureau The US Census Bureau provides access to demographic data collected nationally.
- Haz-Map Occupational Health Database
- Hazard Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Online toxicology handbook on over 4,700 chemicals
- WISER/WebWISER A system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
- Toxnet Network of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and environmental health.
- Tox Town Interactive guide to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks.
- TOXMAP Uses maps of the United States to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment.
- Household Products Database Health and Safety Information about Household Products
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Provides trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
- Texas Public Health Association
- American Public Health Association
- Society for Public Health Education
- American Medical Association Public Health
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- Public Health Foundation
- Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
- Community Campus Public Health Partnership
- Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
- Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
- Public Health Partners A project developed through a collaboration of U.S. Government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The goal is to provide a portal to health information tailored to the public health workforce.
- Healthy People 2010 Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health.
- Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project This site lets you search for published literature related to the Healthy People 2010 focus areas including diabetes, cancer, health communication, immunization and infectious diseases, and maternal and child health.
- Environmental Protection Agency The EPA is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans, supporting health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Texas Department of Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- National Library of Medicine
- Specialized Information Services (SIS) The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is responsible for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.
- National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) The overall goals of the NICHSR are to make the results of health services research, including practice guidelines and technology assessments, readily available.
Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness and Response (CDC)
- OSHA Emergency Preparedness
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM) REMM is a downloadable online diagnostic and treatment toolkit designed for health care providers, who may have to provide medical care during a radiation incident. Includes procedures for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination/exposure and guidance for the use of radiation medical countermeasures.
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER/WebWiser) A PDA or Web application designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents.
- National Center for Infectious Diseases
- HEALTHmap: Global Disease Alert Map HEALTHmap brings together aggregate data on diseases around the world and provides a new way to visualize and think about various public health situations and potential epidemics.
HIV/AIDS
- SIS (Specialized Information Services at the National Library of Medicine)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart and Vascular Diseases
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres) An international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
- Pan American Health Organization
Metasites
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Discussion and E-mail Lists
- Medscape Public Health
Newsletters
- Association of Schools of Public Health - Friday Letter
- CDC Mailing Lists
- Department of Health and Human Services - News
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) E-mail Lists
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Listservs
Listservs and Blogs
- Farmer MN, Raddin RS, Roberts JD. The relationship between taste, olfaction, and nutrition in the cancer population. J Support Oncol. 2009 Mar-Apr;7(2):70-2.
- Halyard MY. Taste and smell alterations in cancer patients--real problems with few solutions. J Support Oncol. 2009 Mar-Apr;7(2):68-9.
- Van Niekerk ML. Laparoscopic repair of Morgagni diaphragmatic hernia in children. S Afr J Surg. 2009 Feb;47(1):14-6.
- Brand M, Bizos D. Antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing elective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A survey of South African endoscopists and review of the literature. S Afr J Surg. 2009 Feb;47(1):10-3.
- De Silva R, Mall A, Panieri E, Stupart D, Kahn D. Risk of blood splashes to the eye during surgery. S Afr J Surg. 2009 Feb;47(1):7-9.