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Public health

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American Public Health Association: Brings together researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers, and other health workers in a multi-disciplinary environment of professional exchange, study, and action. Includes legal, science, practice and policy resources and an index of public health sites covering environmental and occupational health, child health, health services research and related topics.
Author: American Public Health Association
Subjects: public health
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: institution
APHIS: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: Aims to ensure the health and care of animals and plants, improve agricultural productivity, and contribute to the national economy and the public health.
Author: US Department of Agriculture
Subjects: pest control, plant biology, public health, united states agriculture, veterinary science
DeweyClass: 630
Resource type: documents
ARCA: Asbestos Removal Contractors Association: Association of specialist contractors committed to the safe removal of asbestos and other hazardous materials.
Author: ARCA
Subjects: public health
DeweyClass: 363.1
Resource type: institution
BSE Inquiry Report: Full text of the final report of the UK public inquiry into the emergence and identification of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and new variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (nCJD), and actions taken in response by the British government.
Author: UK Government
Subjects: bse, cjd, livestock, public health
DeweyClass: 616.83
Resource type: documents
BSE: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Official UK government information on BSE, a disease of cattle first identified in 1986. Includes information on public health (the controls put in place by the Government for the protection of consumers from BSE), the measures taken to eradicate BSE and protect animal health, on support to the beef industry, the effects of BSE in the rest of Europe and Europe's response, the science of BSE (details of research), BSE statistics, and MAFF publications.
Author: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Subjects: bse, cjd, consumer advice, food safety, livestock, public health
DeweyClass: 338.14
Resource type: documents
Department of Epidemiology: John Snow: Collection of material on the life of Dr John Snow, an esteemed figure in the history of public health, epidemiology, and anaesthesiology. Includes a biography of Snow, information about his early years, medical education, and death, together with coverage of 'Snow on Cholera' and 'On the Mode of Communication of Cholera' (1855).
Author: University of California Los Angeles School of Public Health
Subjects: anaesthesia, epidemiology, public health
DeweyClass: 614.4
Resource type: documents, sounds
E.coli in Drinking Water: Factsheet on Escherichia coli, offering information on recent outbreaks of E.coli, questions and answers about the bacteria, and links to related resources.
Author: Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water
Subjects: bacteria, public health
DeweyClass: 615.95
Resource type: document
EcoCyc: Encyclopedia of E. coli Genes and Metabolism: Project dedicated to compiling a knowledge base describing the genes and intermediary metabolism of the bacterium E. coli. Describes each pathway and bioreaction of E. coli metabolism, and the enzyme that carries out each bioreaction, including its cofactors, activators, inhibitors, and the subunit structure of the enzyme. When known, the genes encoding the subunits of an enzyme will be listed, as well as the map position of a gene on the E. coli chromosome. In addition, the KB describes the chemical compounds involved in each bioreaction, listing synonyms for the compound name, the molecular weight of the compound, and in many cases its chemical structure.
Author: Karp, Peter D. & Riley, Monica
Subjects: bacteria, microorganism genetics, public health
DeweyClass: 616.95
Resource type: document
Food Additives Guide: Reference data about food additives detailing E numbers from E100 to E1520, in addition to those remaining unnumbered such as albumin, rennet, and pepsin. Gives the corresponding names of E substances, their sources, uses, and any known effects they may have on the human body. Available in English and Turkish.
Author: Axes Web Design
Subjects: food safety, public health
DeweyClass: 641.3
Resource type: reference data
Gourmet Connection Network: Promotes both healthier living and the Gourmet lifestyle, with direct links to the Gourmet Connection Electronic magazine, and specialised information for Diabetics.
Author: CAPCO Marketing
Subjects: diabetes, nutrition, public health
DeweyClass: 641.5
Resource type: magazine index
Healthcare Republic: Dedicated to the primary care community in the UK, Healthcare Republic provides information for GPs, nurses, practice staff and community pharmacists. Includes news, vacancies, a library of articles and sections on practice, management and professional development. The resource is integrated with eMIMS, the online prescribing database of MIMS: Monthly Index of Medical Specialities. Registration is required to access some content.
Author: Haymarket Medical Media
Subjects: health services, public health
DeweyClass: 362.10941
Resource type: documents
HealthPromise: A database of international, national, and local health promotion information including government publications, surveys, reference documents, research reports, books, journal articles, and resources such as videos, teaching material, software, cassettes, and games. Health-related resources for different population groups such as black and minority ethnic groups, special needs individuals, and elderly and young people are available.
Author: Health Development Agency
Subjects: health promotion, public health
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: opac
Influenza: Protecting the Population from Infection: Set of documents providing information and evidence-based guidelines on influenza. Includes details and advice on symptoms, epidemics, pandemics, vaccination, anti-viral drugs, avian influenza and human metapneumovirus. Also available are guidelines on the management and use of various treatments of influenza, PHLS publications, news and updates, and epidemiological data.
Author: Health Protection Agency
Subjects: health promotion, influenza, public health
DeweyClass: 616.9
Resource type: documents
King's Fund: Independent health care charity working to improve the health of Londoners by instigating changes in health and social care. Comprises an outline of fund activities in the fields of effective practice, health systems, public health, and community care, a guide to services at the fund library, and a selective listing of national and international events relevant to the work of the fund.
Author: King's Fund
Subjects: health charities, public health
DeweyClass: 362.1
Resource type: documents
National Breast Cancer Foundation: United States based charitable foundation dealing with breast cancer awareness, early detection and treatment. Offers articles on symptoms and signs of the disease, types, stages, myths and FAQs. A community section including personal stories and forum are icluded as are many links to free multi-media resources offered by the National Breast Cancer Foundation Library. Accessing some content requires flash plug-ins.
Author: National Breast Cancer Foundation
Subjects: breast cancer, public health
DeweyClass: 616.9
Resource type: documents
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
Public Health Laboratory Service: Protects the population from infection by detecting, diagnosing and monitoring communicable diseases. It provides evidence for action to prevent and control infectious disease threats to individuals and populations. Provides news and statistics (in PDF) on diseases such as Chlamydia, Diphtheria, Malaria, Rubella and Typhus fever.
Author: Public Health Laboratory Service
Subjects: diseases, public health
DeweyClass: 616.0
Resource type: institution
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
Use of Irradiation for Food Quality And Safety: Document outlining the 1996 position statement from IFST, which concludes that 'subject to adequate controls such as exist in the UK, and to informative labelling, irradiation of food is commended as an additional method of of reducing food poisoning and preserving food without detriment to health and with minimal effect on nutritional quality'.
Author: Institute of Food Science and Technology
Subjects: food safety, nutrition, public health, radiation
DeweyClass: 363.192
Resource type: document
UT-Houston School of Public Health: Links to public health web sites, mostly in the US.
Author: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Subjects: public health
DeweyClass: 613
Resource type: index