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Public Health: e-Resources

Designed to be useful and relevant, this guide will provide you with access to a range of key library and information resources to aid your studies and research in Public Health.

Public Health e-Journals

undefinedPublished since 1878, Public Health Reports is the official journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service. It is published bimonthly, plus supplement issues, through an official agreement with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes original research, reviews, and commentaries related to public health practice and methodology, public health law, and teaching at schools and programs of public health.
undefinedThe American Journal of Epidemiology is the oldest and one of the premier epidemiologic journals devoted to the publication of empirical research findings, opinion pieces, and methodological developments in the field of epidemiologic research. It is a peer-reviewed journal aimed at both fellow epidemiologists and those who use epidemiologic data, including public health workers and clinicians.
undefinedClinical Infectious Diseases (CID) is a leading journal in the field of infectious disease with a broad international readership. The Journal publishes articles on a variety of subjects of interest to practitioners and researchers. Topics range from clinical descriptions of infections, public health, microbiology, and immunology to the prevention of infection, the evaluation of current and novel treatments, and the promotion of optimal practices for diagnosis and treatment.
undefinedAmerican Journal of Public Health is dedicated to the publication of original work in research, research methods, and program evaluation in the field of public health. The mission of the journal is to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education.

undefinedInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed open access journal published semi-monthly online by MDPI. It covers Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Public Health, Environmental Health, Occupational Hygiene, Health Economic and Global Health Research, etc.

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PLOS ONE is an inclusive journal community working together to advance science for the benefit of society, now and in the future. The research published is multidisciplinary and, often, interdisciplinary, in over two hundred subject areas across science, engineering, medicine, etc.

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PNAS is one of the world's most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals, publishes cutting-edge research, science news, Commentaries, Perspectives, Colloquium Papers, Reviews, and actions of the NAS.

undefinedBMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

 

Key Databases

Freely Available Online Information from Government Agencies and Organizations

Centers for Disease Control  - The CDC is the United States' health protection agency, providing reliable information on topics in health and medicine.

MedlinePlus - Website from the NIH providing health information on diseases, conditions, and wellness for health professionals and consumers.

National Library of Medicine - The world's largest biomedical library, created by the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

National Institutes of Health - The NIH provides information on medicine, grants and funding, health news, and other health-related issues.

National Cancer Institute SEER - The NCI'S Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program provides information on cancer statistics.

Hardin MD - This website provides links to medical pictures.

Merck Manual - This free site provides information about a wide range of health topics to practitioners and the public.

RxList - Source for prescription drug information. Includes an A-Z list of drugs, as well as a visual pill identifier

NCBI Bookshelf - Free online access to books and manuscripts in health and life sciences.