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ProQuest Public Health

Public Health – Research Challenges • The base of knowledge for public health comes from a variety of disciplines • ranging from social sciences to biological sciences and business • brought together by a commitment to improve the public's health • In part due to the great breadth of the public health discipline, there is currently no single resource for searching the core public health literature

Public Health – Research Challenges • A key distinction between public health professions and the clinical health professions is the focus of activities on the wellbeing of entire populations rather than on individual patients • Existing resources are designed for the clinical health professions • Even if public health professionals have the time and access to search numerous databases, locating useful information is hindered by the scarcity of public health oriented index terms.

ProQuest Public Health Problem Solved … ProQuest Public Health, the ideal database to meet the unique challenges of public health researchers Food Fitness HIV/AIDS Malaria Hygiene Street Swine Flu Obesity Smoking cleaning (H1N1)

ProQuest Public Health • ProQuest Public Health includes index records for more than 800 core public health publications from around the world. • Title list is specifically based around the Medical Library Association’s project to identify the core literature in public health, the goal of which was to identify the literature that “should be in all libraries serving public health organizations in any or all of the specialty areas covered.”

ProQuest Public Health Sample of public health index terms in the ProQuest controlled vocabulary Childrens health Disease control Blood & organ donations Blood banks Disease prevention Drug resistance Community health care Epidemics Disease transmission Emergency services Global Health Epidemiology Environmental Ethnomedicine health Vaccines FDA approval Health care access Food containment & poisoning Health care delivery Health behavior Rural health care Health promotion Health facilities Health risk assessment Quarantine Health sciences Immunization Pandemics Infectious diseases Mental health care

Journal Content is the Foundation ProQuest Public Health provides access to more than 600 high quality full-text journals including • NEJM and Lancet • Content from around the world • Representing a variety of publishers

Unique Content • Dissertations ProQuest Public Health will provide access to over 9,400 full-text dissertations covering important topics such as: • Biostatistics • Environmental Health Sciences • Epidemiology • Health Services Administration • International Public Health • Maternal & Child Health • Occupational Safety & Health Users can track emerging research that isn’t published elsewhere

Timely Content • Newspaper Articles ProQuest Public Health includes access to current newspaper articles from around the world on hot topics such as: • Disaster preparedness • H1N1 flu • Electronic cigarettes • Childhood Obesity Users can stay abreast of breaking news related to public health topics

Relevant Content • Government Documents ProQuest Public Health includes government documents from: • Center for Disease Control (CDC) • Department of Health & Human Services • National Institute of Health (NIH) • US Food & Drug Administration • Department of Homeland Security • State Department Documents • Department of Transportation • Department of Energy • And more

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