Epidemiology & Statistical

1. Epidemiology & Statistical Public Health Databases Library Hours Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am – 11:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon – 11:00 pm 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. Health and Safety Science Abstracts – latest perspectives 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 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, government documents, and statistical directories about public affairs. 1992-present. POPLINE – provides bibliographic citations to the worldwide literature on family planning technology and population law. Includes journal articles, monographs and technical reports. 1980-present. PUBMED – National Library of Medicine clinical database also contains health policy and administration journal articles. Risk Abstracts – comprehensive source for risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources. Emphasis on assessment and management of risk. 1990-present. Safety Science & Risk Abstracts– bibliographic citations 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 information on more than 70,000 substances and how they are represented in EPA regulations and information systems. TOXLINE- bibliographic database of over 3 million citations covering biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and chemicals. (See inside) TOXNET – cluster of databases on toxicology and environmental health available free of charge on the web. databases supporting the College of Public Health curriculum Reference Hours Mon. – Fri. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Telephone Numbers Information 974-2243 Circulation 974-2243 Course Registration 974-2990 Education 974-2990 Interlibrary Loan 974-2123 Reference 974-2288 Serials 974-9080 This guide shows you how to access these databases through the Shimberg Health Sciences Library homepage. http://www.library.hsc.usf.edu Director: Beverly A. Shattuck, MS, MBA Hinks & Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library University of South Florida 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC-31 Tampa, FL 33612 03/09

2. START YOUR RESEARCH: Other categories to consider… Environmental Sciences and Policy Marine Science Public Administration Click the USF Libraries link. Select Public Health Click on PubMed Choose from the sub-category list of resources… 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 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 CQ homeland security OR, If you know the database you want, use the alpha list or type the name in the search box. Search all databases by using the search box.