Public Health

This is a general research guide for the undergraduate and graduate courses in OSU's Public Health program. You'll find suggestions for locating books, articles, topical overviews, research tools, and factual information. If further assistance is needed, please contact the subject librarian for Public Health: Alison Bobal, ph# 737-7274, alison.bobal@oregonstate.edu

 

 
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Finding Journal Articles Other Useful Subject Research Guides
Reference Sources

Funding resources
Federal government
State of Oregon
Oregon county health departments
Public health programs
Professional organizations
Statistics

Finding Books in Online Catalogs

Journal indexes: To find individual articles in journals, you will typically use periodical indexes/databases which can either be in printed form or online. Most indexes allow you to search by author or title of the article, as well as subject or topic. Many online indexes also allow you to search the article citation and abstract with a keyword or free text search.

Locating journals: With the exception of journals that are full-text online, you will need to locate the actual journal to read the article. You can search the OSU Libraries Catalog for the Journal Title (name of the journal) to determine if we own the journal. If not, you can get copies of journal articles through our Interlibrary Loan service at: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/ill/.

Electronic Journals: Search or browse the E-Journal list to see if a journal is available online.

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Finding Articles in Journals

Basic searching

  • Health Source - Available as an academic or a consumer edition. Provides full text for nearly 550 health periodicals, including almost 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also includes over 1,000 health pamphlets and over 130 health reference books. Coverage is from 1975-present.

Comprehensive searching

  • Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS - Contains information on all aspects of biology, including biochemistry, endocrinology, genetics, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology. This databases indexes over 6,000 serials published in over 90 countries, as well as monographs, published theses, literature reviews, symposia, conference proceedings, bibliographies, institutional or governmental reports and scientific book reviews. Coverage is from 1990-present.
  • CHID (Combined Health Information Database) - This database is produced by agencies of the National Institutes of Health and covers a wealth of health promotion and education materials and program descriptions that are not indexed elsewhere
  • CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) - Covers nearly 900 nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals. Coverage is from 1982-present.
  • ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) - This government information source indexes educational related research reports and journals. Includes materials on the topics of health education and promotion, community and public health services, school health services and allied health occupations. Coverage is from 1966 - present.
  • Global Health - An international public health database that contains information from more than 3500 serials, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, patents, theses, electronic only publications and other difficult-to-obtain sources from more than 125 countries and provides global coverage of both the developing and developed world with over 50 languages translated into English. Coverage is from 1973-present.
  • GPO Monthly Catalog - This is an index to publications of U.S. federal agencies. Publications are indexed in various ways including personal author, government agency or conference name; title; subject; report number and series statement; and Superintendent of Documents numbers. It is good for locating government publications related to health, especially information about government health care programs. Coverage is from 1976 - present.
  • MEDLINE - NLM's biomedical bibliographic database of over 15 million citations. Contains information related to clinical and experimental medicine; health care administration; microbiology; nursing; pathology; pharmacology; physiology; reproductive biology; psychology; toxicology; and veterinary medicine. Coverage is from 1950-present.
  • Science Citation Index - A comprehensive index of citation from science and engineering journals. Subject searching is limited to keywords from article titles. Citations from over 3000 major journals covering about 100 scientific disciplines. (1996-present) online / (1985-1995) - only on Valley CD network / (1955-1991) - print, Ref Z7402.S35.
  • Social Sciences Citation Index - Provides in-depth, multidisciplinary coverage of the social sciences. Search indexes include cited author, subject and corporate entries. (1999-present) online / (1969 - 1996) - print, Ref H1 .S62.

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Reference Sources

Funding resources // Federal government // State of Oregon // Oregon county health departments // Public health programs // Professional organizations // Statistics

 

Funding resources

Federal government

State of Oregon

Oregon county health departments

Public health programs

Professional organizations

Statistics

  • American Statistics Index - This reference source is published by the Congressional Information Service. It is a bibliography of statistics produced by the U.S. This index is located in the Government Documents area of The Valley Library. Doc/HA154 .A431
  • Hospital Statistics. American Hospital Association. Ref: RA981 .A2 A6234
  • Statistical Abstracts of the United States - A compilation of statistics from U.S. governmental agencies. Contains a keyword index. Most statistical tables indicate the source that the statistics were derived from. Located in the Reference area of The Valley Library. HA202. This resource is also available via the web at Statistical Abstracts of the United States.
  • Health, United States, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics. This publication contains a summary of Healthy People 2010; statistics on Medical personnel, Health facilities and Medical Care. RA395.A3 U64
  • WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
  • National Center for Health Statistics

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Other Useful Internet Sites

American Indian Health
The National Library of Medicine's guide to the health concerns of native Americans: common medical problems, environmental health issues, traditional healing, healthcare access, and research on these and related areas.

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Other Useful Subject Research Guides

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