Public Health -- Websites
Selected public health Websites includes links from Ohio State University's Virtual Library, NNLM, and UNC-CH's School of Public Health.
BMC - Public Health
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research journals. BMC Public Health publishes original research articles in all aspects of epidemiology and public health medicine. BMC Public Health (ISSN 1471-2458) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus and ISI. Format: Website Provider: BioMed CentralCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
This searchable site provides health information that is government sponsored. It has links to the National Center for Health Statistics and various topics such as women's health. Format: Website Provider: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Classification of Diseases and Functioning & Disability
This Website contains two related classifications of diseases with similar titles.- The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the classification used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates.
- The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification ICD-9-CM is used to code and classify morbidity data from the inpatient and outpatient records, physician offices, and most National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) surveys. Codes describe procedures, services, and supplies.
- A synopsis and pre-release version of the ICD-10-CM is also available.
- A searchable version of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), used to code and classify body functions and structure, activities related to tasks and actions, and related environmental factors is available from the WHO Collaborating Centre Website. Also available in print - Reference W15 W89i
Duke Health Policy Gateway
The Duke Health Policy Gateway is intended to serve as a portal for health policy information for the health policy community. The goal is to foster evidence-based health policy decisions by allowing users to get the right information to the right place at the right time. Format: Website Provider: Duke UniversityE-Journals: Public Health & Epidemiology
A list of electronic journals in public health, health administration and epidemiology for which access is provided through DUMCL's site. Format: Journal Provider: Duke University Medical Center LibraryEmerging Infectious Diseases
Part of the CDC’s plan to combat emerging infectious diseases. This peer reviewed, full text, quarterly journal includes statistics covering human demographics and behavior, international travel, public health measures, specific diseases or syndromes, and epidemiologic reports with an international scope. Format: Journal Provider: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHealth, United States
The Secretary of HHS's report on the nation's health. Presents national trends in health statistics. Major findings are summarized in the Highlights section; each issue contains a chartbook with detailed tables focusing on a major health topic. Data derived from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the NCHS on population, fertility, mortality, measures of health, facilities, exercise, nutrition, etc. Format: Website Provider: National Center for Health StatisticsAdobe Acrobat Reader required
Healthfinder
This site is a gateway consumer health and human services information Website. It has a list of medical libraries in the U.S., an index of medical and health related journals on the Web, searchable medical dictionaries, and a listserv open to the public. Format: Website Provider: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP).HealthWeb - Public Health
HealthWeb is a collaborative project of the health sciences libraries of the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) and those of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation. Currently there are over twenty actively participating member libraries. Format: Website Provider: National Network of Libraries of MedicineHealthy Living (CDC)
The CDC has programs that reduce the health and economic consequences of the leading causes of death and disability and ensure a long, productive, healthy life for all people. Format: Website Provider: Centers for Diseases Control and PreventionInternational Health (Healthfinder)
A collection of global resources related to international issues. Format: Website Provider: National Health Information CenterMEDLINEplus
Produced by the National Library of Medicine for consumers, MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and non prescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Format: Website Provider: National Library of MedicineNational Center for Health Statistics
A rich source of information about America';s health. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. Format: Website Provider: National Center for Health StatisticsNational Institutes of Health: Health Information
Information on a vast array of health topics, conditions and diseases, and wellness and lifestyle issues. Also information of specific interest to children and adolescents, men, women, seniors, and minorities. NIH provides information about rare and genetic diseases through its Office of Rare Diseases Format: Website Provider: National Institutes of Health (NIH)Includes information in Spanish (información en español)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Information on health topics of interest to the people of North Carolina. Also describes the broad range of services provided by DHHS for the people of the state.- Alphabetical topic index
- North Carolina Public Health - Includes information on the Division of Public Health and other agencies
- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response: Bioterrorism and Disease Surveillance
