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Health & Physical Education Resources
Look for Books with these Call
Numbers
- 610
Medical sciences, medicine
- 610.28
Biomedicine
- 610.73
Nursing
- 611
Human anatomy
- 612
Human physiology
- 613
Promotion of health
- 616
Diseases
796 Sport
and outdoor actvities
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Here to search for RHS Books and other Materials. Check out
these Reference Books...
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R 362.1 Enc |
Encylcopedia of Public Health, 4 volumes. New York: Macmillan Reference. 2002. |
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R 610.3 Mac
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Macmillan Health Encyclopedia, 9 volumes. New York: Macmillan Reference. 1999.
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- R 613.2 Nut
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Nutrition: A Key to Good Health. Wylie, TX: Information Plus. 2003. |
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R 616.003 Gal
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 5 volumes. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. 2002. |
R 616.003
Hum |
Human Diseases and Conditions, 3 Volumes. New York: Charles
Scribner's. 2000. |
Research
Databases
For Health and Physical Fitness articles, from such
journals as: American Journal of Health Studies, Current Health 2, Mayo
Clinic Health Letter, Nutrition Health Review, Journal of School Health,
World Health Organization, American Fitness and many more, search the
following Online Databases....
Don't forget to try Encyclopedia Britannica for general health information.
or try the various Science Encyclopedias available in the  .
Free
Medical Journals - organized the list of medical journals
online into the following categories: free full text; free one to
6 months after publication; free one year after publication. free 2
years after publication, new and cancelled.
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Internet Resources
Health
1918 Influenza Epidemic - history of the Influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killing 50 million people.
AEGIS - the largest HIV/AIDS web site - Information about treatment, prevention, nutrition, statistics,
etc.
AIDS.gov - information from the U.S. Government on HIV/AIDS.
AIDS & HIV Information -
collection of resources on AIDS from experts and organizations
AIDS Epidemic Update - a joint United
Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
AIDS Knowledge Base -
a 2,000 page AIDS Textbook available online.
Alcohol & Other Drug Related Web Sites - a variety of internet sites for alcohol and drug research, includes health, government and university sites.
Alcohol Industry & Policy
Database - over 13,000 articles and stories on the alcohol industry,
alcohol policy and related problems.
All Allergy - a metasite
of resources on allergies, asthma and fool intolerance compiled by Dr. Harris
Steinman.
American Cancer Society
American
Diabetes Association
American Lung Association - latest
information and statistics on lung diseases, smoking, air quality
and more.
Tobacco Control Laws by State
APA Help Center - information on how people
cope with stress, depression, family strife or illness.
BioMed Central - Biology -
peer reviewed, original manuscripts in Biological Medicine.
BioMed Central - Medicine -
peer reviewed, original manuscripts in the field of Medicine.
Carcinogen Report -
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this report includes
substance profiles and statistical data.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
Centerwatch - information on
clinical research, index of research studies and newly approved drug therapies.
Complete
Home Medical Guide - Table of Contents
Drugs @ FDA - the US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Drug
Abuse and Addiction Research - provides data on major forms of drug
use from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, includes marijuana,
cocaine, nicotine and steroids.
Drug
Enforcement Agency Intelligence Reports - reports from 1995 to 1998
on illicit drug supply and trafficking.
Illicit
Drug Supply Report - National Narcotics Intelligence Consumers Committee
1996 Report on Illicit Drugs
E-medicine - free online
medical library, articles reviewed by doctors and includes 50 peer reviewed
medical textbooks, research and definitions.
Ergonomics -
the science of fitting the job to the worker from the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration.
Food
and Drug Administration HomePage
Global
Health Forum - reproductive health, rights, and gender on the net.
Health
Care Needs of the Elderly - research on the current lack
of appropriate housing and services for seniors.
Health Education Research -
e-journal with abstracts and full text.
HealthScout -
provides easy to understand articles on a variety of health and medical
topics.
Health Web
Health World Online - a mixture of
conventional western medicine and alternative therapies.
Herbal Medicine - presented by the University of Texas - El Paso Pharmacy Program.
Human Anatomy Online -
allows students to navigate the human body, learning vocabulary, biology
and health facts.
IntelliHealth - provides
the latest health and medical information for consumers.
Mayo
Clinic & Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Medical Encyclopedia - from Medline Plus.
Medline
Plus - covers health topics from A to Z.
Merck Manual of Medical
Information - medical reference text geared for the layperson.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis
and Therapy - covers medical diseases, disorders and
related drug information.
MN Department of Health Library - provides
services to Minnesota's public health and school health professionals.
My Health Minnesota - health information by location, provider and by disease.
National
Cancer Institute - Review Clinical Cancer Trial information at http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov
The
National Center for Health Statistics Home Page
National Clearinghouse on Child
Abuse and Neglect - information on prevention, identification and treatment
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Substance Abuse Web Index -
authoritative information and articles on substance abuse prevention and
treatment.
National Women's Health Information Center -
explores health risks of concern to women.
Nutrition Facts and Calorie Counter -
provides nutrition facts, Calorie counts, and nutrient data for all foods.
OncoLink - latest
information on Cancer research from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer
Center.
Oncology Tools - developed by the FDA offers information related to cancer and approved cancer drug therapies.
Orange Book - provides timely consumer information on generic drugs.
Polio Vaccine History - covers the history of the disease and the development of the vaccine.
PubMed - access to the millions of citations in MEDLINE with links to on-line journals, and other related databases.
PubMed Central - web-based archive of journal literature for all of the life sciences.
Quackwatch - your guide to health
fraud, quackery and intelligent decisions, developed by a retired Psychiatrist.
State Health Facts - provides health related data and facts on all 50 states from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Strategy to Prevent
Teenage Pregnancy - strategy to prevent teen pregnancy from
the Department of Health.
Teenage
Pregnancy Statistics - pregnancy statistics from 1972 to 1996.
Surgeon General's Office -
office of the U.S. Surgeon General. Covers a variety of
health topics for kids.
Surgeon General's Reports
on Smoking & Health - Tobacco use and smoking reports from 1964 through
2001.
Tobacco Industry
Documents - search the key tobacco industry documents made public by the
state lawsuits.
WebMD - includes a physician center,
consumer health information, lesson plans for health teachers and more.
What
Teens Know and Don't Know About STD's - national survey examines 15-17 yr.
olds knowledge, awareness, attitudes and behaviors.
Women of Color Health
Data Book - health factors as they relate to ethnic and racial heritage,
topics include life expectancy, alcohol, tobacco, drug use, specific diseases,
health care and more.
Physical Education
Body
Mass Index - calculate your own body mass.
NCAA Online - National Collegiate Athletic
Association
PE Central - a clearinghouse for k-12
physical education and health information. Provides a list of lesson plans
and assessment ideas, arranged topically and by grade level.
Sporting News - the magazine and
its coverage of sports.
Sport Science - the science
of baseball, hockey, cycling, etc. Includes articles and other sport science
links.
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