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Preventive medicine

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  2. Complete Home Medical Guide
  3. Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
  4. Journal of the American Medical Association
  5. Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network
  6. National Jewish Medical and Research Center
  7. Prevention and Treatment
  8. Public Health
  9. Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
  10. Scientific Journals: Public Health, Environmental Medicine and Hospital Management
  11. Sports Dentistry On Line

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Constantly updated information on world travel, vaccinations, statistics, training and employment.
     Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
     Subjects: diseases, health statistics, preventive medicine, world travel and tourism
     DeweyClass: 614
     Resource type: documents
Complete Home Medical Guide
Searchable online book intended as a general reference source for health care providers and consumers. The six major sections cover using the US health care system; wellness; symptoms; first aid; treatment and prevention; and proper use of medications. Chapters include understandable explanations of the topic, and selective descriptions of diseases or abnormalities.
     Author: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
     Subjects: first aid, health care, medical guides, preventive medicine
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: reference book
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Department concentrating on health promotion through various means. Includes links to information on occupational and environmental health, violence prevention, ageing and health and Alzheimer's disease.
     Author: University of California Davis
     Subjects: ageing, environmental health, epidemiology, health promotion, occupational health and safety, preventive medicine
     DeweyClass: 614.4
     Resource type: index
Journal of the American Medical Association
Peer-reviewed, primary source, highly selected clinical science, disease prevention and health policy information for physicians and other health professionals. Tables of contents and detailed abstracts available.
     Author: American Medical Association
     Subjects: health policy, medical research publications, preventive medicine
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: journal
Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network
For users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. KEN is a source of US information and resources on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for mental illness.
     Author: US Department of Health and Human Services
     Subjects: mental health services, mental illness, preventive medicine
     DeweyClass: 362.2
     Resource type: index
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Founded in 1899, National Jewish is a non-profit institution dedicated to enhancing prevention, treatment and cures through research, and to developing and providing innovative clinical programs for treating patients regardless of age, religion, race or ability to pay. National Jewish is the only medical and research centre in the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, severe allergies, AIDS, cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as lupus.
     Author: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
     Subjects: allergies, asthma, diseases, preventive medicine, tuberculosis
     DeweyClass: 616.0
     Resource type: documents
Prevention and Treatment
Journal that publishes empirical and theoretical research on prevention, the outcome of psychotherapy and social and environmental interventions, biologically oriented therapy, and the combination of such interventions.
     Author: American Psychological Association
     Subjects: preventive medicine, psychotherapy
     DeweyClass: 616.89
     Resource type: journal
Public Health
Journal of The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene and the Society of Public Health. Provides international coverage of preventive medicine, epidemiology, social and community medicine. Key areas include child health, communicable disease prevention, health promotion and health service planning. Abstracts and full text available online.
     Author: Elsevier
     Subjects: epidemiology, health promotion, preventive medicine, public health
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: journal
Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
Source of information on over 2000 hazardous substances, from acenaphthene to zircomium. Fact sheets for each substance are stored as PDF files and substances are listed by their common names. Users can learn how to identify harmful chemicals, determine exposure, assess health hazards and acquire emergency information.
     Author: State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
     Subjects: preventive medicine, public health, toxicology
     DeweyClass: 363.17
     Resource type: documents
Scientific Journals: Public Health, Environmental Medicine and Hospital Management
Set of links to journals relevant to public health, environmental medicine and hospital management. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
     Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
     Subjects: health care, health promotion, hospitals, preventive medicine, public health
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: journal index
Sports Dentistry On Line
Information about dental or facial trauma prevention and treatment for health professionals and the general public, including what to do when a tooth is knocked out, athletic mouthguard types and designs, medical and dental literature references on athletic mouthguards and their relationship to concussion prevention.
     Author: Dental X Change
     Subjects: dentistry, preventive medicine, sport
     DeweyClass: 617.6
     Resource type: documents