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This guide provides resources that support study and work in public health. These include places to find supporting statistics that often drive public health policy changes and the creation of public health interventions. In addition, resources for specific health topics are presented.
In public health, you are often asked to locate statistics for different populations or diseases. In most cases, government organizations are the ones who compile these statistics. Here are some of the most commonly-used websites for public health statistics. If you need additional resources, you can also try using an advanced Google search on your topic and limit to the domain of .gov. This will also bring up information from things like state health departments.
The library also offers two statistics databases that may provide additional information for public health topics.
Finally, additional information to support public health topics can be found in various government information portals. Check the next tab for some commonly used ones.
Below are some of the most commonly-used government websites for health information. Once on the website, search keywords for your topic.
Below are library and government resources that address the topic of disasters and emergencies. You can find additional eBooks on this topic by doing a search on the library homepage.
Here are some example search statements:
disasters
emergency preparedness
Disaster Epidemiology by 
Disasters in the United States by 
Framing Community Disaster Resilience by Below are library and government resources that address the topic of environmental health. You can find additional eBooks on this topic by doing a search on the library homepage.
Here are some example search statements:
environmental health
air pollution
Emerging Pollutants by 
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health by 
Environmental Hazards Methodologies for Risk Assessment and Management by 
Environmental Health by 
Perflourinated Chemicals (PFCs) by Below are library and government resources that address the topic of food safety and nutrition. You can find additional eBooks on this topic by doing a search on the library homepage.
Here are some example search statements:
food safety
nutrition
Food Regulation by 
Food Safety and Human Health by 
Lutz's Nutrition and Diet Therapy by Below are library and government resources that address the topic of disease outbreak. You can find additional eBooks on this topic by doing a search on the library homepage.
Here are some example search statements:
disease outbreaks
infectious disease
Communicable Disease Control and Health Protection Handbook by 
Early Warning for Infectious Disease Outbreak by 
Infectious Diseases by 
Security and Public Health by Below are library and government resources that address the topic of vaccinations. You can find additional eBooks on this topic by doing a search on the library homepage.
Here are some example search statements:
vaccines
immunization
Critical Perspectives on Vaccinations by 
Immunization Strategies and Practices by 
Let's Talk Vaccines by 
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