Research Guides: Public Health Portal Research Guide: Books

Online Class Reserve

Epidemiology beyond the basics, 3rd ed by Moyses Szklo; Javier Nieto
Call Number: WA 950 Sz998e.3 2014
ISBN: 9781449604691
Publication Date: 2012-10-24

Online via Books@Ovid
Available Matas (General Reserve)
Essentials of the U. S. Health Care System 2nd ed. by Leiyu Shi; Douglas A. Singh
Call Number: W 84 AA1 Sh512e.2 2010
ISBN: 0763763802
Publication Date: 2009-03-05

Online via R2 Digital library. Class Reserve for HSMG 6030. Single user license - sign out when done.
Available via Matas (books stacks)
Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States by Anthony R. Kovner; James Knickman; Steven Jonas
Call Number: W 84 AA1 J7h.10 2011 (GHSD 6050)
ISBN: 9780826106889
Publication Date: 2011-06-01

ProQuest ebrary. Single user license - please sign out when done. Create an account to download chapters (max. 60 pages).
The Practice of Social Research, ed.14 by Earl R. Babbie
ISBN: 9781305104945
Publication Date: 2016

R2 Online (single user) - please sign out when done.
A Statistical Approach to Genetic Epidemiology, 2nd ed. by Andreas Ziegler; Inke R. König
ISBN: 9783527324538
Publication Date: 2010-06-14

Wiley Online - EPID-6290
Methods in Social Epidemiology, 2nd ed. by J. Michael Oakes (Editor); Jay S. Kaufman (Editor)
ISBN: 9781118603734
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

ProQuest (unlimited access)
How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application, 2nd ed. by Willo Pequegnat (Editor); Cheryl Anne Boyce (Editor); Ellen Stover (Editor)
ISBN: 9781441914545
Publication Date: 2011

Selected Public Health Books

Search the library catalog or our ebook collections for more options.

Disease Control Priorities, DCP3 - v.1-v.9 by World Bank Staff
Call Number: (3rd ed)
ISBN: 9781464800979
Publication Date: 2015 - 2017 (9 volumes)

9 volumes. DCP3 presents its findings in nine individual volumes addressed to specific audiences. Download the entire volume from World Bank.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health by Ross C. Brownson (Editor); Graham A. Colditz (Editor); Enola K. Proctor (Editor)
ISBN: 9780190683214
Publication Date: 2017-12-08

Oxford Scholarship Online
Epidemiology, 5th edition by Leon Gordis
ISBN: 9781455737338
Publication Date: 2013-11-25

ClinicalKey
Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, ed.3 by Lisa M. Sullivan
ISBN: 9781284108194
Publication Date: 2018

ProQuest
Essentials of Public Health, Third edition. by Bernard J. Turnock
ISBN: 9781284069358
Publication Date: 2016-01-04

ProQuest Ebook Central
Evidence-Based Public Health by Ross C. Brownson; Elizabeth A. Baker; Kathleen N. Gillespie; Terry L. Left; William R. True; Terry L. Leet
ISBN: 9780195397895
Publication Date: 2010-12-03

Oxford Scholarship Online
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials, 5th ed. by Lawrence M. Friedman; Curt D. Furberg; David DeMets; David M. Reboussin; Christopher B. Granger
Call Number: W 20.5 F911f .5 2015 shelved at Matas (Class Reserve)
ISBN: 9783319185385
Publication Date: 2015-09-12

Ask for print at the Matas Desk.
Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health by David L. Katz; Dorothea Wild; Joann G. Elmore; Sean C. Lucan
ISBN: 9781455706587
Publication Date: 2013-02-11

ClinicalKey
M-Health: Emerging Mobile Health Systems by Robert Istepanian (Editor); Swamy Laxminarayan (Editor); Constantinos S. Pattichis (Editor)
ISBN: 9780387265599
Publication Date: 2006-02-01
Partnership Working in Public Health by David J. Hunter; Neil Perkins
ISBN: 9781447301318
Publication Date: 2014-02-15

Oxford Scholarship Online
Planning Health Promotion Programs, 4th ed. by L. Kay Bartholomew Eldredge; Christine M. Markham; Robert A. C. Ruiter; Maria E. Fernández; Gerjo Kok; Guy S. Parcel
ISBN: 9781119035565
Publication Date: 2016-01-04

ProQuest (perpetual access)
Principles of Public Health Practice by F Douglas Scutchfield; William Keck
Call Number: WA 525 P957.3 2009
ISBN: 9781418067250
Publication Date: 2009-02-09

Print version available.
Sampling of Populations by Paul S. Levy; Stanley Lemeshow
ISBN: 9780470040072
Publication Date: 2008-08-04

Wiley Online Library. Recommended for BIOS 7250, EPID6260, GHSD7440.
U. S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health
ISBN: 0309264146
Publication Date: 2013-04-03

Explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage. Online via NAP press.
Understanding Global Health, 2nd edition by William Markle; Melanie Fisher; Ray Smego
Call Number: WA 530.1 Un545 2007
ISBN: 9780071791007
Publication Date: 2013-10-15

Online via AccessMedicine
1st edition available Matas (Books Stacks)
Wallace/Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine by Robert B. Wallace; Neal Kohatsu
Call Number: WA 108 R72p.15 2008
ISBN: 9780071593182
Publication Date: 2008-01-01

ProQuest ebrary. Multiple users.
Also available in Matas (books stacks)
Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients 2E (Lange) by Talmadge King; Alicia Fernandez; Kevin Grumbach; Dean Schillinger; Teresa Villela; Margaret Wheeler
ISBN: 9780071834445
Publication Date: 2016-07-08

AccessMedicine
Social Epidemiology, Second edition. by Lisa F. Berkman (Editor); Ichiro Kawachi (Editor); M. Maria Glymour (Editor)
ISBN: 9780195377903
Publication Date: 2014-08-06

ebrary. Print editions also available. WA 31 So6782

Books - recommended

Climate Change and Public Health by Barry S. Levy; Jonathan Patz
ISBN: 9780190202453
Publication Date: 2015-07-23

ProQuest (unlimited access)
Epidemiology Matters by Katherine M. Keyes; Sandro Galea
ISBN: 9780199331246
Publication Date: 2014-07-16

Epidemiology Matters offers a new approach to understanding and identifying the causes of disease - and with it, how to prevent disease and improve human health.
Mastering Public Health by Barry S. Levy (Editor); Joyce R. Gaufin (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199753970
Publication Date: 2011-10-27

Designed for new and seasoned public health workers alike, this user-friendly guide focuses on the day-to-day practical skills and competencies that are often not taught in educational or training programs. It is a how-to book with tools, techniques, tips, checklists, and other resources that will assist you in developing your competencies in the areas of communication, administration and management, and leadership.
Public Health by Bernard J. Turnock
ISBN: 9781449600242
Publication Date: 2011-07-18

he book covers the origins and development of the modern pubic health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal, state, and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation, biomedical research, environmental assessment, policy development, and more.
Social Injustice and Public Health by Barry S. Levy (Editor); Victor W. Sidel (Editor)
ISBN: 9780199939220
Publication Date: 2013-08-29

EBSCOhost (previous edition online)
Textbook of Children's Environmental Health by Philip J. Landrigan (Editor); Ruth A. Etzel (Editor)
Call Number: WA 30.5 T355 2014
ISBN: 9780199929573
Publication Date: 2013-12-13

Today the World Health Organization attributes 36% of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children's environmental health is a new and expanding discipline that studies the profound impact of chemical and environmental hazards on child health.
Available: Matas (Books Stacks)
Managerial Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations, ed.3 by Peter J. Fos; David J. Fine; Miguel A. Zúniga
ISBN: 9781119398820
Publication Date: 2018-02-05

ProQuest (unlimited access) -
Public Health/Epidemiology and Biostatistics Ser.
Drugs and Society, 13th ed. by Glen R. Hanson; Peter J. Venturelli; Annette E. Fleckenstein
ISBN: 9781284110883
Publication Date: 2017

ProQuest (3 copies via online access)
Health program planning and evaluation, ed. 4. by L. Michele Issel and Rebecca Wells
ISBN: 9781284112122
Publication Date: 2017

ProQuest (3 copies via online access)

Healthcare standards

Find publications by public health organizations and collections

CDC - Stacks
Grey Literature Report
NCEMCH - National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Library - Georgetown University
Knowledge base on maternal and child health. Formerly the Maternal Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University.
OECD iLibrary
Statistics and economic and social data of OECD Nations.

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OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998.
Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS)
Official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993, with older documents are added daily. Includes resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946-present.
Pan American Health Organization - Publications

WHOLIS (Library & Information Networks for Knowledge Database)
Search the Library of the World Health Organization for many full text publications and documents produced by the World Health Organization.

Medical Dictionaries

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Literati’s dictionary shelf includes the Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. Via Credo Reference
Medical Dictionary by Stedman's
A complete medical terms dictionary, Stedman's Electronic Medical Dictionary (version 6.0) contains over 107,000 medical terms taken directly from Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th Edition. Free from drugs.com

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes: Encyclopedia of Medical Devices and Instrumentation, Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, and Water Encyclopedia. Contains searchable full-text versions of major reference books on many topics including art, biography, science, literature, religion, etc.
Oxford Reference
Includes A Dictionary of Nursing, A Dictionary of Psychology, A Dictionary of Public Health and The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine Collection of reference works, mainly dictionaries, covering all the disciplines. Also includes quotation sources, who's who references, handbooks, and guides.

Sage Reference Online: Health and Social Care
25 works, including: Encyclopedia of Global Health, Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making, Encyclopedia of Obesity, Encyclopedia of Perception, Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research

Literati (by Credo)
When you need answers fast. Literati is a solid starting point for research and learning that offers unlimited access to hundreds of full text reference books on every subject.

E-book Databases for the Health Sciences

Ebooks may be searched by the book title in the Library Classic Catalog or in Library Search. The key ebook vendors and databases with Tulane licenses which include health science topics are listed below.

AccessMedicine
McGraw-Hill medical books.

AccessMedicine, Case files collection.
Case Files Collection from McGraw-Hill. A collection of basic science, clinical medicine, and post-graduate level cases from 23 Case Files series books.

Books@Ovid
Full text books, references, updates, and graphics from some of the most respected textbook sources in medicine, nursing, and pharmacology
ClinicalKey
Elsevier. Over 1000 book titles are in Clinical Key. Click on Books and use the specialty categories or search for the title of the book. Search for chapter content in the big search box.
LWW Health Library
This e-book collection includes titles on anatomy, embryology, physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, immunology, neuroscience, and histology. In addition to texts, users can access video clips, self-assessments, clinical skills exercises, and cases for use in problem-based learning.

Thieme Clinical Collections (English Language)
2016-

ProQuest Ebook Central
Authoritative, full-text eBooks in a wide range of subject areas: History, The Arts, Social Sciences, Literature & Language, Health & Medicine, Business, and Science & Technology. NOTE: Tulane users must create a personal Ebook Central account from on campus in order to sign in on-site or remotely. Sign-in is required in order to download content.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
formerly netLibrary
PsychiatryOnline
American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines, DSM Library, Textbook of Psychiatry and other full text psychiatry books and journals.
R2 Online
Medical books. Single Users. Miscellaneous publishers hosted by Rittenhouse.

SpringerLink
1980-2012

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Lyrasis, former Palinet (3000176756) Tulane Univ, Serials Dept R. Matas Lib of the Health Scis (8200752574)
ScienceDirect Book Search
ScienceDirect - All Health Science e-books
Oxford Scholarship
Browse Public Health and Epidemiology books from Oxford University Press.
NAP - National Academies Press
Reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. Many in .pdf format that may be downloaded for free, with registration.

Classic Catalog (Tulane Libraries)
Search the collections of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Matas Health Sciences Library, Nadine Vorhoff Library, Turchin Business Library, and the Amistad Research Center using the Classic Catalog interface.