Subject Guides — Public Health
Subject Guides > Health SciencesDatabases
Public Health is multidisciplinary in nature and can draw upon a wide range of databases depending on the topic being researched. Browse the Library's extensive list of databases relevant to the health sciences as well as considering the databases listed below:
- PubMed - biomedical sciences
- Academic Search Premier - multidisciplinary
- CINAHL - nursing and allied health
- ERIC - education
- HazDat Database - hazardous substance release & health effects
- Homeland Security Digital Library - full-text, searchable collection; includes U.S. policy documents, key federal publications, state & municipal documents
- LexisNexis Academic - full text and citation coverage of business, law, medicine, news, & general reference
- LexisNexis Environmental
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) - great for public policy & social policy
- PsycINFO - psychology
- Social Work Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts/Sociofile CSA
- TOXNET - toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas
- Web of Science - extensive, multidisciplinary database; keyword search for topics or search for articles that cite other works
Associations and Government Sites
- American Public Health Association
- Centers for Disease Control
- Provides information on diseases and health risks; international travel considerations and guidelines for the prevention of diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
- Department of Health and Human Services
- "The U.S. Government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services." A searchable database assists with finding subjects across multiple HHS sites.
- Food and Drug Administration
- Concerned with food, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, radiation-emitting products, and food & drugs for animals.
- National Institutes of Health
- As "the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the U.S.," the NIH is a valuable source of health information for such topics as AIDS; cancer; diseases of the heart, lung,and blood; diabetes; and neurological disorders such as stroke and epilepsy.
- Partners in Information Access
for the Public Health Workforce
- World Health Organization
Need Help?
Contact
Lana S. Dixon,
Health Sciences
Reference Librarian
ldixon@utk.edu
974-4700