Online Directories and Guides

These easy to navigate guides provide a wealth of carefully selected, authoritative health and medical information for consumers and professionals.

Agency Websites

Federal government sites provide in-depth information on health-related topics.

Periodicals

Here is a sample of government documents shelved in Gleeson Library's Periodicals Department that provide authoritative health information for professionals, educators and consumers. These materials can be checked out at the Periodicals Desk.

• American Rehabilitation U.S. Dept. of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Best practices, philosophy, and resources for rehabilitation programs and transition services.

• Environmental Health Perspectives: EHP Journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Also available online. Peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the environment’s effect on human health. Monthly sections devoted to children’s health and environmental medicine.

• Emerging Infectious Diseases U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continued by online version. Peer-reviewed journal tracking and analyzing disease trends.

• FDA Consumer The magazine of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Also available online. Latest findings on diet, nutrition and new medicines.

• Public Health Reports U.S. Public Health Service in collaboration with Association of Schools of Public Health. Peer-reviewed journal on wide variety of public health topics. 

Federal Agency Reports and Documents

Print materials shelved in the Government Documents Room include reports, statistics, and handbooks on physical and mental health from government agencies and commissions. Congressional hearings also provide significant testimony and research reports on health topics. Here is a sample; these can all be checked out at the Circulation Desk.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Wired for Health and Well-being: the Emergence of Interactive Health Communication. Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health, 1999. SUDOCS # HE 20.2:IN 8/3.

• Get Connected!: Linking Older Adults with Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Resources. Administration on Aging, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, 2003. SUDOCS # HE 20.402:C 76/3/KIT.

• National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action. Public Health Service, 2001. SUDOCS # HE 20.402:ST 8/2.

• Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2001. SUDOCS # HE 20.402:SU 1/4.

• State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, 2003. SUDOCS  # HE 20.417/6:19.

• Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity. Office of the Surgeon General, 2001. SUDOCS # HE 20.402:M 52/2/SUPP./2001.

• The Sports Guide: NHLBI Planning Guide for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Projects at Sporting Events. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Prevention, Education, and Control, 1995. SUDOCS #  HE 20.3208:SP 6.

• Understanding the Immune System. Public Health Service, 1991. SUDOCS # HE 20.3252:Im 6/5/991.

• Health Hotlines: Toll-free Numbers from the National Library of Medicine's DIRLINE Database. National Library of Medicine, 2002. SUDOCS # HE 20.3602:H 34/6/2003.

• Monitoring the Future: National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2000. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2001. SUDOCS # HE 20.3952:M 74/2000.

• Vital and Health Statistics. Series 10, Data from the National Health Survey. National Center for Health Statistics, 1963- . SUDOCS # HE 20.6209:10/

• Family Planning Methods and Practice: Africa. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, 1999. SUDOCS # HE 20.7002:F 21/2/AFRICA/2000.

• A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003. SUDOCS # HE 20.7002:H 35.

• Worker Health Chartbook. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000- . SUDOCS # HE 20.7302:W 89/

• Measuring Violence-related Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Among Youths: a Compendium of Assessment Tools. Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 1998. SUDOCS # HE 20.7952:V 81.
  

• Easy Ergonomics: a Practical Approach for Improving the Workplace. Cal/OSHA Consultation Service, Education and Training Unit, 1999. SUDOCS # L 35.2:ER 3/2.

• Occupational Safety and Health Laws in the United States, Mexico and Canada: an Overview. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1999. SUDOCS # L 35.2:OC 1/21.

• Guidelines for Nursing Homes: Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2003. SUDOCS #  L 35.8:N 93.

• Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness. President's Council on Bioethics, 2003. SUDOCS # PR 43.8:B 52/T 34.

• America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being. Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1997- SUDOCS # PR 42.8:C 43/C 43/

• Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America: Final Report. President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003. SUDOCS #  PR 43.8:M 52/P 94.

• Accutane--is this Acne Drug Treatment Linked to Depression and Suicide? Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, December 5, 2000. SUDOCS # Y 4.G 74/7:AC 2/14.

• Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs--Why the Increased Rates? Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, April 6, 2000. SUDOCS  # Y 4.G 74/7:AU 8/10.

• Medical Science and Bioethics: Attack of the Clones? Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, May 15, 2002. SUDOCS # 4.G 74/7:B 52/7.

• Oversight on Medical Privacy. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, April 16, 2002. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-421.

• Getting Fit, Staying Healthy: Strategies for Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in America. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, May 21, 2002. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-477.

• The Crisis in Children's Dental Health: a Silent Epidemic. Subcommittee on Public Health of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, June 25, 2002. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-539.

• Who Will Care for us?: the Looming Crisis of Health Workforce Shortages. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, July 12, 2002. SUDOCS  # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-626.

• Uninsured Pregnant Women: Impact on Infant and Maternal Mortality. Subcommittee on Public Health of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, October 24, 2002. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.107-747.

• AIDS Crisis in Africa: Health Care Transmissions. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, March 27, 2003. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.108-34.

• The Smallpox Vaccination Plan: Challenges and Next Steps. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate, January 30, 2003. SUDOCS # Y 4.L 11/4:S.HRG.108-146.