Public Health Databases
Library Hours
EIS Digest of Environmental Impact Statements –
provides detailed abstracts of all environmental impact
statements issued by the federal government. 1985-present.
Household Products Database – provides a brief
description. A guide to information on the health effects of
chemicals contained in 4,000 common household products in
and around the home and their MSDS.
7:30 am – 11:00 pm
Mon. - Fri.
Saturday
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday
12:00 noon – 11:00 pm
Health and Safety Science Abstracts – latest perspectives
supporting the
on topics of widespread concern such as medical safety,
occupational safety, epidemiology and public health.
1981-present.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical- abstracts and indexes of statistical
Reference Hours
Mon. – Fri.
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
College of Public Health
curriculum
information from over 100,000 US government publications.
Includes some full text and web links.
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) database and web site for information on specific evidence-based
health care quality measures and measure sets.
PAIS International – indexing and abstracts of articles,
Telephone Numbers
Information
974-2243
Circulation
974-2243
literature on family planning technology and population law.
Includes journal articles, monographs and technical reports.
1980-present.
Course Registration
974-2990
Education
974-2990
PUBMED – National Library of Medicine clinical database
Interlibrary Loan
974-2123
Risk Abstracts – comprehensive source for risk arising from
Reference
974-2288
industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources.
Emphasis on assessment and management of risk. 1990-present.
Serials
974-9080
government documents, and statistical directories about public
affairs. 1992-present.
POPLINE – provides bibliographic citations to the worldwide
also contains health policy and administration journal articles.
This guide shows you
how to access these
databases through the
Shimberg Health
Sciences Library
homepage.
Safety Science & Risk Abstracts – bibliographic citations
http://www.library.hsc.usf.edu
and abstracts across the fields of public health, safety, and
industrial hygiene. 1981-present.
Stat-USA Internet- access to approximately 3,000 statistical
publications including economic and trade related records.
Substance Registry Program (EPA) – identification
Director: Beverly A. Shattuck, MS, MBA
information on more than 70,000 substances and how they are
represented in EPA regulations and information systems.
Hinks & Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library
TOXLINE- bibliographic database of over 3 million citations
University of South Florida
covering biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and
toxicological effects of drugs and chemicals. (See inside)
TOXNET – cluster of databases on toxicology and
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC-31
Tampa, FL 33612
environmental health available free of charge on the web.
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START YOUR RESEARCH:
Click the USF Libraries link.
Other categories to consider…
Environmental Sciences and Policy
Marine Science
Public Administration
Select
Public Health
Choose from the subcategory list of resources…
Click on
PubMed
and click GO!
Click TOXNET
for access
From the USF Libraries
homepage, click on:
Databases by Title/Subject
Choose the
database you
want to search
Search TOXLINE or any
database, individually
Next, click
by Subject Category
CQ homeland security
OR, If you know the database you want, use
the alpha list or type the name in the search box.
TOXNET databases on toxicology,
hazardous chemicals, environmental health,
and toxic releases can be accessed through
PubMed. Use the PubMed link on the
Shimberg Library homepage.
Click the
link and…
chloromethane
Search all databases by
using the search box.