Find Public Health Titles
Recommended Research Databases
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PubMed
Over 30 million biomedical citations and abstracts since 1940s. -
Web of Science
Indexes top journals in sciences, social sciences, humanities.
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CDC Stacks
Free archive of medical research and reports produced by CDC
Other Recommended Resources
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World Health Organization (WHO)International body for health information and data, worldwide statistics and news
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AHRQAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality collects healthcare data, provides useful infographics
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Behavioral Risk Factor SurveillanceCDC data on health risk factors in communities – search by state, topic, etc.
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Census.govSurvey data, maps, and profiles on all US population, housing, economic, and geographic info
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Public Health Image LibraryCDC database of free images related to public health
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Social Explorer Libguide: Public HealthHow to create data visualization maps for public health topics
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Clinicaltrials.govSearch for "grey literature," including ongoing clinical trials, dissertations and theses, etc.
Tips for Searching
Looking to discover more? Try browsing the shelves on the 5th floor in these call number sections:
| Call Number | Subject |
|---|---|
| RA 421-790.9 | Public health |
| RA 565-600 | Environmental health |
| RA 639-645 | Disease and transmission of disease |
| RA 648.5-767 | Epidemics & epidemiology |
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