Disease & Nutrition
CIDRAP - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy provides current information about the public health response and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration - The food section of the FDA website includes information on recalls, outbreaks, & emergencies, foodborne illness & contaminants, and more.
PsycINFO - Identifies articles, books and dissertations in psychology and related subjects, many with links to full text, 1806 to current.
CINAHL - Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health: Identifies articles in nursing and allied health disciplines. Provides medical research information that is less clinical than PubMed.
PubMed - Identifies articles in clinical and biomedical research.
Turning Research into Practice - Search engine to retrieve evidence-based research from medical journals, Cochrane Systematic reviews, clinical guidelines, etc.
World Health Organization - The directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system.
Websites
Toxicology
ATSDR Toxic Substances Portal - Includes documents on specific substances, toxicological information by health effect or chemical class, toxicological information by audience
IBM Micromedex - Drug and toxicology information
A Small Dose of Toxicology: The Health Effects of Common Chemicals - An ebook that explores the principles of toxicology by examining the health effects of common chemical agents.
Environment
NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) - Covers publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental science.
General Science Full Text - Identifies magazine and journal articles in science, including Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Environment, Food & Nutrition, Genetics, Health & Medicine, Mathematics, Microbiology, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology and Zoology.
GreenFile - Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
USGS - Scientific information about natural hazards that threaten lives and livelihoods, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources people rely on, the health of our ecosystems and environment, and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
Scopus is the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering research topics across all scientific and technical disciplines, ranging from medicine and social sciences to arts and humanities. VPN required for off-campus access. Users should update their passwords.
Policy
Top choices:
PubMed - Identifies articles in clinical and biomedical research.
Articles, Books & More (library website) - use the advanced search, then filters from the results page! See video to get the most out of searching here: https://youtu.be/T8WoUEze7uw . Note, there's a discussion on how to request items through interlibrary loan.
Other Policy Databases:
Homeland Security Digital Library - Collection of full-text government documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
World Health Organization - The directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system.
AASHE - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education - Full text reports, documents and links on sustainability curriculum, campus culture, and university planning and operations
Social Determinants of Health
Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health - Adopted during the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on 21 October 2011, the declaration expresses global political commitment for the implementation of a social determinants of health approach to reduce health inequities and to achieve other global priorities.
Education Full Text - Identifies journal articles in education and related fields, many with links to the online full text. Includes administration, teaching methods, curriculum, literacy and government funding.
Health Management Database - Resources in the field of health administration, including journals and dissertations
SocINDEX (EBSCO) Identifies articles, books and other resources in sociology, anthropology, education, and other social sciences
Social Sciences Full Text (EBSCO) Identifies articles in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, politics and law, many with links to full text
PsycINFO Full text literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work
World Health Organization - The directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations’ system.
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