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Anatomy.TV

3D interactive models of human anatomy as well as quizzes, x-rays, MRI scans, animations, and clinical case studies. Video clips can be downloaded for use in presentations.
DITKI

DITKI, by Draw It to Know It, features a multi-media course on anatomy and physiology as well as two others to prepare for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX).

CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCO)
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, draws information from more than 3000 journals, including publications within public health and others covering various topics relevant to public health.
PubMed
This is the largest biomedical database, made freely available by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is cross-searching over 5000 journals, including many relevant to Public Health.
Gale PowerSearch
Cross-searches numerous Gale databases, including health/medical databases, as well as other databases with a variety of subject-area coverage.
MiTracking

Michigan environmental and public health data compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services. Instructions available

ABI/INFORM (ProQuest)

Full text articles from thousands of business, marketing, and management scholarly and trade journals dissertations, working papers, and major business news sources including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Financial Times. Includes over 50 million company records, 450,000 working papers, and 10,000+ business case studies.
Cochrane Library

High-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.
ScienceDirect

Full text articles and chapters from over 2,500 journals and over 39,000 books on science, technology, and medical topics.

Credo

Full text articles from 1,000 reference titles such as subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also includes over 1,100 short reference videos and over 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps.
Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Ebooks from general and scholarly sources, including University Presses and other top publishers, on numerous subjects, including various health & medical areas. Each ebook includes tools for creating citations, note-taking, highlighting, and bookmarking.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Ebooks from numerous subject areas, including various health & medical areas.
Health and Wellness (Gale)
*To see only ebook content, be sure to select Reference.
STAT!Ref (Teton Data Systems)

Searchable medical and allied health reference books.

Health Evidence
"Search healthevidence.org for access to 7,975 quality-rated systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of public health interventions, including cost data. We search the published literature and compile public health relevant reviews -- eliminating your need to search and screen individual databases."
Health Systems Evidence
"Health Systems Evidence is a continuously updated repository of syntheses of research evidence about governance, financial and delivery arrangements within health systems, and about implementation strategies that can support change in health systems. The types of syntheses include evidence briefs for policy, overviews of systematic reviews, systematic reviews, systematic reviews in progress (i.e. protocols for systematic reviews), and systematic reviews being planned (i.e. registered titles for systematic reviews)"

MedlinePlus
Freely available! Another database made available through the National Library of Medicine, this database has health information on over 1000 topics with information oriented toward patients.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Full text articles from 274 journals plus over 3,700 evidence-based health reports, and 480 reference books covering mainstream and alternative medicine. Some content in Spanish.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Full text articles from 80 consumer health magazines, 100 reference books, and current health pamphlets.
STAT!Ref (Teton Data Systems)
**Note: To find patient-oriented information, first run your search, and then use the top filter to the left of the results that defaults to All Titles and change that filter to Patient Information.

Public Health Research Guide
by Ali Konieczny Last Updated Jun 30, 2025 288 views this year

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