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PubMed: http://pubmed.gov Developed
by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), PubMed is the premier scientific database
of over 15 million bibliographic citations and abstracts dating back to the 1950’s
in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care
systems, and preclinical sciences. Access to PubMed is free
Cochrane Library: http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/clibintro.htm The
Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based
medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. While
you can browse and search abstracts of reviews free of charge, viewing full-text
requires a subscription.
Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP): http://old.hamilton.ca/phcs/ephpp/ReviewsPortal.asp The
products from the EPHPP are a resource for evidence-based decision-making in
public health in Ontario and Canada. EPHPP conducts systematic reviews on the
effectiveness of public health interventions, and summarizes recent, high quality
reviews produced by others.
Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Project: http://library.umassmed.edu/ebpph/ This
site focuses specifically on public health best evidence resources with an aim
toward examining evidence-based medicine models and assessing their effectiveness
to public health. Links are provided to the top 25 public health journals and
to evidence-based resources in public health practice.
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cps3dix.htm The
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services provides the latest available recommendations
on preventive interventions: screening tests, counseling, immunizations, and
medication regimens for more than 80 conditions. Sponsored by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Guide to Community Preventive Services: http://thecommunityguide.org Developed
by an independent task force with support from the CDC and Department of Health
and Human Services, the Community Guide provides summaries on the effectiveness
of population-based interventions for prevention and control. The site focuses
mainly on HP2010 objectives.
Health Policy Guide: http://www.healthpolicycoach.org Containing
over 150 topics, this resource provides evidence-based, peer-reviewed policy
guidance and resources to support advocacy and decision-making at the state and
local levels. The database is intended to be a compliment to the CDC’s
Guide to Community Preventive Services.
Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project: http://phpartners.org/hp/ Provides
links to preformulated MEDLINE search strategies to help you find articles related
to specific Healthy People 2010 objectives. Current focus areas include: Access
to Quality Health Services; Diabetes, Disability and Secondary Conditions; Environmental
Health; Food Safety; Health Communication; Hearing Objectives; Nutrition; Oral
Health; Physical Fitness; Respiratory Diseases; Vision.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.html Prepared
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), contains data on specific
diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and as well
as reports and surveillance summaries on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental
hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries,
and intentional and unintentional injuries.
National Guidelines Clearinghouse: http://www.guideline.gov/ Sponsored
by the AHRQ, this Web site provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
with recommendations, strategies and other information that assists healthcare
providers in making appropriate healthcare decisions.
Prevention Guidelines: http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/cdcrecommends/AdvSearchV.asp A
searchable storehouse of documents containing CDC recommendations on a variety
of health, prevention, and public health practice issues.
TOXNET: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ Developed
by NLM, TOXNET is an integrated system of toxicology, hazardous chemicals and
environmental health databases that are available free of charge on the web.
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