Research Guides: Public Health Portal Research Guide: Public Health Portal

Orientation 2017-2018

FA 2018 Information Skill Development Workshops

Citation Methods Workshop
12:00 noon to 1:00 pm in Room 2212

GCHB Large Conference Room

PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOP WITH INTERNET ACCESS TO THIS SESSION.

Thursday, October 18
Two more to be announced after October 4.

OrientationPresentation_FA2018
Friday, August 24, 2018

Matas Library Instruction Post-Workshop 2017-2018 - Survey
Please take this short survey to help us improve our instruction.
The life of the Interlibrarian Loan

MATAS-L listserv

Join the MATAS-L listserv: all things where information intersects public health

1. Send an email to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.TULANE.EDU | Subject: SUBSCRIBE

2. In the email body enter SUBSCRIBE and CHANGE FirstName LastName to YOUR FirstName LastName

3. Send

Handouts

Database table for public health projects
SP 2017
ProQuest-RefWorks Quick Tip Guide (PDF)
8/23/2016 (in process) New RefWorks, now ProQuestRefWorks
RefWorks WriteNCite CheatSheet
February, 2017
Literature Search Process
How to Develop a Search Strategy

Top Picks for Databases in Public Health

Academic Search Complete
Health promotion, GLBT, Latin American, Middle East, South Asian and Women's studies
Biological Abstracts
Biomedicine, genetics, pharmacology
Biological Sciences
Aquatic life, biochemistry, entomology,plant and safety science, toxicology, virology, water
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
AIDS & HIV, chronic disease, dietetics, environmental health, GLBT studies, health policy, health promotion, maternal and child health, medicinal plants, minority health, nutrition, rural health
EMBASE
Alternative & complimentary medicine, environmental health, genetics, health policy, health services, infectious disease, occupational health, pharmacology, pollution, immunology, toxicology
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Environmental biotechnology and engineering, industrial hygiene, pollution, toxicology, U.S. environmental impact statements, waste management
Gideon
Global Health
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
Emergency management, environmental health, epidemiology, injury, natural disasters, occupational health, pesticides, toxicology, trauma
HealthStar
ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection
PubMed
- This link opens in a new window
Millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and eBooks. Click on TU LINK within a record to explore full text options.
Risk Abstracts
Biological, environmental, industrial, and labor risks. Also, ecological, environmental, industrial, and occupational safety.
Social Explorer
Tropical Diseases Bulletin
Infectious diseases, nutrition, parasitology, medical zoology/entomology, reproductive health, traditional medicine, travel medicine

CDC - Stacks
Cochrane Public Health
Finding Answers Intervention Research (FAIR) Database
The FAIR Database is a searchable tool containing 388 journal article summaries, distilled from 11 systematic reviews of the published health disparities literature. The systematic reviews were published as a Special Supplement to the October 2007 issue of Medical Care Research and Review, and a symposium in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine
HealthyPeople.gov
How do I? - Introduction to Finding Library Resources and Materials
Minnesota Population Center - Data Projects
Demographic data resources. All MPC data are available free over the internet. Includes international and domestic population surveys, tabular U.S. census data and GIS boundary files, 1790 - present; annual data on people in the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, 1960s - present; American Time Use Survey, 2003-present; Demographic and Health Surveys, 1980s-present; integrated data on population and the environment, 1960- present.
Pan American Health Organization - Publications
Public Health Partners - Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

Public Health Guides by Topic

AIDS and HIV: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 66 views this year
Bioethics Information: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated May 29, 2019 65 views this year
Center for Applied Environmental Public Health (CAEPH) Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 1, 2017 85 views this year
Competency-based information literacy instruction in public health education: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Oct 10, 2018 85 views this year
Consumer Health: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated May 30, 2019 199 views this year
Data and Statistical Portal: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 14, 2019 745 views this year
Dietetic Internship: Course Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Feb 21, 2019 109 views this year
Disasters and Public Health: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 299 views this year
Emerging Scholars Instructional Website: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jan 15, 2019 104 views this year
Epidemiology Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 215 views this year
GCHB 7130: Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences: Course Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 5, 2019 37 views this year
GIS and Public Health: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 10, 2019 51 views this year
Global Biostatistics and Data Science Research Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 10, 2019 47 views this year
Global Community Health and Behavioral Science Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 20, 2019 370 views this year
Global Environmental Health Sciences: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 20, 2019 70 views this year
Gun Violence Prevention Resources: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 21, 2019 231 views this year
Health Care Reform and Health Policy: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated May 30, 2019 35 views this year
Health Literacy: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated May 30, 2019 140 views this year
Health Management and Policy Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 110 views this year
History of Medicine and Public Health: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 246 views this year
Information Resources for working in the Bwindi Community Hospital: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 38 views this year
Minority Health, Diversity and Health Disparities: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Oct 16, 2017 14 views this year
Mobile apps for the Health Sciences: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 14, 2019 531 views this year
Nutrition Resources: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated May 30, 2019 126 views this year
Occupational Health Research Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 14, 2019 110 views this year
Open Access to Journal Literature: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 208 views this year
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 19, 2019 66 views this year
Point of Care and Clinical Research Databases: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Feb 20, 2019 72 views this year
Population Studies: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 21, 2019 133 views this year
Public Health Films: A Guide
by Lisa Hooper Last Updated Jul 22, 2016 16 views this year
Public Health Portal Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 20, 2019 1219 views this year
Research4Life: A Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 14, 2019 96 views this year
Sexual Violence Prevention Resources: A Guide
by Raquel Horlick Last Updated Oct 15, 2018 307 views this year
Statistics & Data for the Social Sciences: A Guide
by Eric Wedig Last Updated Jun 21, 2019 1034 views this year
Survey Instruments and Methodology: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated May 30, 2019 217 views this year
Tropical Medicine Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 24, 2019 177 views this year
Tulane University's Contributions to Health Sciences research and education: A Guide
by Mary Holt Last Updated Jun 25, 2019 1659 views this year
Undergraduate Public Health Studies Research Guide
by Elaine Hicks Last Updated Jun 21, 2019 324 views this year

Public Health Classics

Delta Omega classics
Important texts, which have been deemed public health classics by the national council. Delta Omega (honorary society for graduate studies in public health). The society was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health.

more... less...

Delta Omega classics, included in the archives, are important texts, which have been deemed public health classics by the national council. They are generally out of print, or not widely available in libraries. Delta Omega has sponsored the reprinting of many of these classics on a limited basis.
These documents can be retrieved off this website and viewed through Acrobat Reader

Public Health News

After Tulane

Access, Research, Citation Management, Productivity, and Lifelong Learning after Graduation

For Gradutating Students