L I B R A R Y

HEALTH PROMOTION / PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURCES


This guide identifies resources in the field of Health Promotion / Public Health Resources. This guide is meant to be a starting point for research and is not comprehensive. Please contact a Librarian if you need assistance in finding information.

You must login to the OSU-Tulsa Website (Click on Off-Campus Access) in order to view the following Databases, Journals and Electronic Books. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely you must set up an account in the Library.

REFERENCE

Reference books are good sources to find an overview of your topic, a definition of a term, a fact or a statistic.

Almanacs

Unavailable

Atlases

Unavailable

Bibliographies

Unavailable

Biography

Biography & Genealogy Index Database

Biography Resource Center Database

Dr. John Snow (1813-1858) Website
Legend in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology.

Book Reviews

Book Review Index Online Plus Database

Books In Print with Reviews Database

Factiva
Database
New York Times Book Review.

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Public Health
Reference RA423 .E53

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Reference RC41 .G35

Oxford Textbook of Public Health
Reference RA425 .O9

Directories

Directory of Privately Owned Community Hospitals, Hospital Management Companies & Health-Systems, Residential Treatment Facilities & Centers, Key Management Personnel
Reference RA977 .D474

Health Professions Career and Education Directory
Reference R847 .D57

Medical and Health Information Directory
Circulation R118.4 .U6 M43

New Guide for Occupational Exploration
Reference HF5382.5 .U5 F37

SAMHSA -- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator, by State Website

Handbooks

Theory in a Nutshell: a Practical Guide to Health Promotion Theories
Circulation RA427.8 .E447

Community Health Promotion Ideas that Work
Circulation RA427.8 .C636

Handbook of Program Development for Health Behavior Research & Practice
Circulation RA427.8 .H365

Statistics

CDC Wonder Website

Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data
Reference RA395 .A3 H43


Health Care State Rankings
Circulation RA 407. H423

Healthy Youth: Data and Statistics Website

Medical Statistics at a Glance NetLibrary Ebook

National Center for Health Statistics Website

Oklahoma Health Care in Perspective
Reference RA407 .A1 055

Oklahoma Health Statistics
Reference RA 407.4 .O6 0317

Oklahoma Health Statistics Report Website

Portrait of Health in the United States NetLibrary Ebook

Portrait of Health in the United States Ebrary Ebook

State Health Facts Website

Statistical Abstract of the United States Website
and Reference HA202 .S82

Statistical Universe
Database

Style Manuals

APA's Web Guide to Electronic Reference Formats Website

Chicago Manual of Style
Reference PN147 .C44

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
Reference PN147 .G444

Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
Reference PN147 .T8

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Reference and Circulation PN147 .P83

Yearbooks

Unavailable

BOOKS

Books, videos, and dvds can be found in the OSU-Tulsa Library Catalog by author, title, keyword, or subject heading. Keyword searching allows you to AND terms together to produce a more focused list of available books.

You may want to check the Library of Congress Subject Headings
Reference Z695 .Z8 L524 for a comprehensive list of terms to search in the Online Catalog.

Once you have identified a book you want, note the location and entire call number to identify where the book is located in the Library.

We also have approximately
40,000 full-text electronic books. These can be found through the Catalog or by going to the Library Website and clicking on Books and Electronic Book Collections. To view NetLibrary Ebooks remotely, you must set up an account in the Library.

Books In Print with Reviews Database - This is a database of books that are currently In-Print. Out-of-print books are noted as well. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information and to see what books have been published on a specific subject.

WorldCat  Database Database - This is a database of books cataloged by libraries worldwide. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information, to see what books have been published on a specific subject and to see what libraries own them.

MEDIA

Videos / DVDS

A Time To Change (DVD)
R726.8 .O5 v. 1-4

Mystery of the Black Death (VHS)
Media RC171 .M97
Fabric of Health (Video)
R726.7 .F33 2000
Outreach: Meeting The Challenge of AIDS
In The Community (Video)
RA644.A25 O97 1990z
Families & Health : A Child's Voice (Video)
RC108 .F354 1998
Promoting Healthy Behavior (Video)
RA427.8 .P76 2001
Killer Flu (DVD)
Media RC150.4 .S43
 

DATABASES
A full-text database provides full-text access to periodical, journal, and magazine articles. In most case all you need to do is print out the article. From the Library Webpage, click on Journals and then click on General or a Broad Subject. Each database is designed so that you can usually search by keyword, subject, author, title or article, and/or title or the periodical. You also can limit by date as well as other parameters.

An index database provides a citation to the article, i.e. title of article, author, journal title, volume and issue number, page number, and date. You should check other databases for possible full-text coverage. You may need to consult the Catalog or Journals by Title to determine if the journal is owned by OSU-Tulsa Library in paper or microfiche.

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
CINAHL Selective Full-Text Academic Search Elite Selective Full-Text
CQ Electronic Library Selective Full-Text Dissertations and Theses Selective Full-Text
ERIC Selective Full-Text

Expanded Academic ASAP Selective Full-Text

Government Printing Office Index Facts On File Full-Text
Health Source for Nursing Selective Full-Text MAS FullTEXT Ultra Selective Full-Text
PsycINFO Selective Full-Text Reference Universe Database
PubMed Selective Full-Text Research Library Selective Full-Text
Social Science Citation Index Index TVNews Archive Selective Full-Text

JOURNALS

Journals are considered to be more scholarly in focus than magazines and are often peer-reviewed. They may be available electronically full-text, in print, in microfiche or in any combination of these three formats. The following list of journals is only a selective list of available titles. Note that the dates of electronic journals are subject to change due to publisher and database vendor availability. Dates of coverage for print and microfiche journals can be found in the OSU - Tulsa Library Catalog or Journals by Title.

Administration and Policy in Mental Health Journal of Consulting and Clinical
Psychology
American Journal of Epidemiology Journal of Counseling Psychology
American Journal of Health Behavior Journal of Drug Education
American Journal of Health Studies Journal of Health and Social Behavior
American Journal of Psychology Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology
American Psychologist Journal of Psychosomatic Research
American Journal of Public Health Journal of School Health
Annual Review of Public Health Journal of Social Issues
Family & Community Health Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Health & Social Care in the Community Lancet (British edition)
Health & Social Work Lancet (North American edition)
Health Education New England Journal of Medicine
Health Marketing Quarterly Psychological Reports
Health Policy and Planning Public Health Reports
Health Services Research Science
JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical
Association
Science News
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education World Health
Journal of Behavioral Medicine

WEBSITES

Specialized websites are excellent sources of information. Commercial, governmental, and nonprofit organizations, i.e. universities, associations, societies, libraries, etc. maintain websites. These websites provide an overview of the field, historical information, current trends, statistics, publish a newsletter or journal, identify recommended publications in the field, advertise workshops and conferences, provide information on career opportunities, and supply contact names, etc. Specialized websites are important in library research. The following websites have been evaluated and are recommended for use.

About.com: Health/Fitness Health Finder
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Health Promotion Special Interest Group
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Healthy Youth
American Association for Health Education

Minority Health Project, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health

American College of Epidemiology NEHC Health Promotion Fitness Page
American Medical Association

National Health Information Center
“The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a
health information referral service. NHIC puts health
professionals and consumers who have health
questions in touch with those organizations that
are best able to provide answers.”

American College of Sports Medicine National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
American Public Health Association National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
American School Health Association National Institutes of Health
Career Opportunities in Public Health National Library of Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Wellness Institute
CHAIN: Oklahoma Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Information Network

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Chronic Disease Prevention Branch Oklahoma State Department of Health
Drug Facts
Society for Epidemiologic Research U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Epidemiolog.net Tobacco Research & Intervention
Epidemiology for Beginners UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Health and Medicine World Health Organization

OTHER

SPECIALIZED
GENERAL
201 Killer Cover Letters Ebrary Ebook LexisNexis Academic Database

Gallery of Best Résumés Circulation HF5383 .N62

Librarian Index to the Internet Website
Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals' Tips for Writing Winning Resumes and Cover Letters Ebrary Ebook RefDesk Website
Keywords to Get You Hired Ebrary Ebook  

OSU LINKS

OSU College of Education: Health Promotion  

Questions or comments about the OSU-Tulsa Library Subject Guide? Contact the OSU-Tulsa Library Liaison:
Dona Davidson at dona.davidson@okstate.edu
Last modified 9/9/2005