Research Guides: Public Health Databases: Databases & Websites

Public Health Databases

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Contains millions of citations for biomedical and health literature from MEDLINE and other sources. To access full text from Atkins Library's journal collections in addition to full-text content from PubMed Central and open access publications, use the links provided on Atkins Library web pages.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A great database to get started with for your research on any topic. Use it to search for articles from scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, newspapers, and magazines.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Collaboration provides the leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. The CDSR includes completed systematic reviews and meta-analyses completed according to Cochrane's rigorous methods, and protocols for systematic reviews in progress.
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) This link opens in a new window
A database that contains information about articles reporting controlled clinical trials and other studies of healthcare interventions, and other published and unpublished sources including clinical trials included in national and international registries.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and full text articles primarily for nursing and allied health professionals. Coverage from 1937 to present.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary database includes a citation mapping feature that allows you to track research across time, including almost 1.7 billion cited references allowing for comprehensive searches.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Literature across all fields of science and social science. Comprehensive coverage of literature across all fields of science and social science. Provides access to more than 850 of Elsevier's primary research journals, which focus on scientific, medical, biomedical and technical areas.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health and is produced by the American Psychological Association.

Public Health Websites

Healthy People 2030 - Evidence-Based Resources
Evidence-based resources are published reviews of studies and interventions to improve health. We’ve organized them into intuitive topics so you can easily find what you’re looking for. Pick a topic you’re interested in and explore relevant resources that can help you work to achieve Healthy People 2030 objectives.
Comparative Effectiveness Research - National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
This page provides specialized searches of published research (from PubMed) and research still in progress (from HSRProj and ClinicalTrials.gov) to help inform investigations of comparative effectiveness.
Health Services Research and Public Health Information Programs
A list of federal public health programs compiled by the National Library of Medicine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The National Academies Press
Created by the National Academy of Sciences to publish the reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. NAP offers more than 5,000 titles in PDF format, focusing on science and health policy.
World Health Organization (WHO)

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