Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (WHO)
GISAH presents data and statistics on levels of consumption, patterns of consumption, and alcohol control policies from around the world. It also provides a link to WHO Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011 and to regional information systems.
From our Alcohol, Drug, and Tobacco Resources
web page.
Hesperian Images
Hesperian Health Guides is making more than 10,000 images available from its publications. After signing in, Hesperian currently is allowing users to download 5 full-sized images a month for free during this trial period.
From our Public Health/Medical Images Resources web page.
OpenRegs.com
A portal for new regulations, organizing them by where they are at in the process, by agency, and by topic. You'll find here a listing of regulations with comment periods about to close, those that have been recently published in the Federal Register, and those that have been designated as significant by OIRA. Users can subscribe to alerts by topic or by agency.
From our Federal Agencies and Resources
web page.
Royal Society Publishing
Royal Society Publishing is the publishing arm of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existance. It "publishes nine journals covering the broad spectrum of the life sciences, physical sciences and cross-disciplinary sciences." The Royal Society makes its journal archives freely available for any articles more than 70 years old, some back as far as 1665. View works by Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and many more. In 2011, Royal Society Publishing launched Open Biology, a new open access journal covering biology at the molecular and cellular level.
From our Professional Associations, Organizations, and Resources web page.
US State Chemicals Policy Database
This database is created and maintained by the Chemicals Policy and Science Initiative (CPSI), a project of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. It can be searched by state, region, chemical, year, status, and policy category. The records in the entire database may be searches as well by entering a keyword such as a bill number, word, or phrase in the box below the pull-down menus.
From our California Agencies and Resources
and Toxicology/Occupational Health Resources web pages.
Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences (NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research)
The OBSSR created this resource to "provide guidance to NIH investigators on how to rigorously develop and evaluate mixed methods research applications. They developed a report of "best practices" to assist investigators using mixed methods as they develop competitive applications for support from NIH; assist reviewers and staff for review panels at NIH who evaluate applications that include mixed methods research; and to provide the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), and the NIH Institutes and Centers, with "best practices" to use as they consider potential contributions of mixed methods research, select reviewers, plan new initiatives, and set priority areas for their science."
From our Electronic Books web page.
Chronic Disease GIS Exchange (CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention)
"This site is designed for public health managers, community leaders, GIS users, epidemiologists and other people interested in using GIS to prevent heart disease, stroke and other chronic diseases. The intent is provide a forum for sharing examples, ideas and techniques for using GIS to document geographic disparities, inform policy and program development and build partnerships." Includes four introductory training modules developed the by State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Surveillance project for selected state health departments.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
Enforcement & Compliance History Online (US EPA)
ECHO permits dynamic mapping of federal and state EPA data, enabling searches for air, water, hazardous waste, enforcement cases, and facilities data. It also maps annual federal and state EPA enforcement actions, and includes a Clean Water Act trends map for the state and federal level, with information on permits, inspection coverage, compliance monitoring, enforcement action, and total assessed penalties.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
ETDE World Energy Base (Energy Technology Data Exchange)
The ETDE is an international energy information exchange agreement that began in 1987 to "provide governments, industry and the research community in the member countries with access to the widest range of information on energy research, science and technology and to increase dissemination of this information to developing countries." The database contains more than 4 million records of journal articles, reports, conference papers, books, websites, and other miscellaneous document types. Many are available full text.
From our Indexes and Databases web page.
GeoData@UCBerkeley with MapUp
"GeoData@UC Berkeley allows users to discover the library's geospatial data holdings, preview geospatial data, create custom maps using only a web browser, and download geospatial data in a variety of formats. GeoData@UC Berkeley currently contains over 9,000 geospatial data layers from UC Berkeley, Harvard University, and MIT. MapUp is an application developed by the UC Berkeley Libraries to allow UC Berkeley students, faculty, and researchers to store and share their geospatial data with GeoData@UC Berkeley users. Anyone with a valid CalNet ID can upload data to MapUp. The geospatial data in the geoportal are sourced from national, state, county, and local government sources of freely available data downloaded from the web, purchased by the library, and data contributed by users of GeoData@UC Berkeley. All government-provided data is free for anyone to use. Some data purchased by the library and contributed data are restricted for use by UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff only." Best used in Firefox.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
The H1N1 Flu: California's Response (Part 1) (CDPH)
This documentary video "shows first-hand how California doctors and researchers who were on the front lines identified and responded to the pandemic, and how it was different from anything they had experienced before. Two survivors of the flu tell their story on how H1N1 nearly took their lives."
The H1N1 Flu: California's Response (Part 2)
From our H1N1 Influenza web page.
How to Search for Literature More Effectively
This guide provides tips and information to help you focus your research topic, search PubMed,
use databases other than PubMed, critically evaluate what you find, and organize your search. The guide includes sections on finding "grey literature," systematic reviews, and more, as well as documents to help you evaluate different kinds of studies such as case control studies, economic evaluations, and retrospective cohort studies.
From our Instruction/Guides web page.
International Center for Research on Women
"The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty. Our research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive." The ICRW's publications library includes freely available reports, toolkits, policy briefs and position papers on topics such as child marriage, economic empowerment, food security, HIV/AIDS, maternal health, and trafficking, among many others.
From our Women's Health Resources, Reproductive Health Resources, and International Health Resources web pages.
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