Research Guides: School of Public Health Guide: Resources for All Departments

Start here! The resources on this page are helpful for all aspects of Public Health. For specific topics, such as Epidemiology, click the subject on the navigation menu.

PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprises more than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

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Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources.

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Embase This link opens in a new window
Covers peer-reviewed international biomedical literature. Content from 1947 - present.

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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Publications covering a wide variety of academic disciplines. Includes peer-reviewed journals. Content from 1940 - present.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Systematic reviews, clinical trials, & studies for evidence-based medicine.

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Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of interdisciplinary fields; includes a broad array of social sciences journals. Content from 1983 - present.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Access to the core collection - which consists of Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, all from 1990 – present.

Narrative Ethics in Public Health: the Value of Stories by Drue H. Barrett (Editor); Stephanie A. Larson (Editor); Leonard W. Ortmann (Editor)
ISBN: 3030914437
Publication Date: 2022-04-13
This Open Access book illustrates the power of stories to illuminate ethical concerns that arise in public health.
Gun Violence Prevention by Linda C. Degutis (Editor); Howard R. Spivack (Editor)
ISBN: 9780875533117
Publication Date: 2021-09-30
Gun Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach acknowledges that guns are a part of the environment and culture. This book focuses on how to make society safer, not how to eliminate guns. Using the conceptual model for injury prevention, the book explores the factors contributing to gun violence and considers risk and protective factors in developing strategies to prevent gun violence and decrease its toll.

Dissertations & Theses: University of Alabama at Birmingham This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts of dissertations completed at UAB. Includes previews of first 24 pages for those published after 1996 and free downloads for selected publications after 1996.

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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Helpful if research topic is new, hard to define, or standard terminology is unknown.
Science.gov This link opens in a new window
Scientific information from government agencies; includes technical reports, journal citations, databases, Federal web sites, and fact sheets.

American Public Health Association
ASPR TRACIE
Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Information Gateway.
Dialogue4Health
Dialogue4Health is a platform for sharing and learning about public health innovations and best practices, through Web Forums (webinars) and virtual events.