Diseases &
Epidemiology

Databases | Bioterrorism | Disease Conditions | Evidence Based Public Health

Databases

Resources Description
PubMed MEDLINE via Hamilton Library for access to full-text and print holdings of Health Sciences Library and Hamilton Library
  • Consider adding subheading epidemiology and/or mortality tp your subject search.
  • Consider combining your subject using the Boolean "AND" operator with the medical subject heading "epidemiological study characteristics" or the broader heading "epidemiological methods".
Cochrane Database Full text database of regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration since 1991
Web of Science A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences as well as both the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Search by cited author, cited work, title word, journal title, author name and author address. Search via Hamilton Library.
NLM Gateway A single Web interface that searches multiple NLM retrieval systems; Search for AIDS Meeting Abstracts and choose meeting abstracts from retrieval
Academic Search Premier Includes some full-text journals
ScienceDirect Includes full-text journals from Elsevier
UptoDate - RESTRICTED to UHManoa and JABSOM campus access only Specifically designed to answer clinical questions on demand as they arise in daily practice at the point of care. The Topic Reviews are written exclusively for UpToDate by physicians for physicians. The content is comprehensive, yet concise, and is fully referenced. It goes through an extensive peer review process to insure that the information and recommendations are accurate and reliable.
FirstConsult Includes full-text books and journals
MD Consult Includes full-text books and journals
More Databases web page, HSLib Our library web page listing various databases in alphabetical order
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Bioterrorism

Resources Description
Biological Warfare Specialized Information Service, National Library of Medicine
Bioterrorism Planning and Response From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Medlineplus Biological and Chemical Weapons; links to full-text information
National Guideline Clearinghouse Guidelines on Bioterrorism from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Public Health Training Network From CDC educational broadcasts
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Disease Conditions

Resources Description
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  
CDC Health Topics A-Z From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Recommends: The Prevention Guidelines System From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GIS and Public Health From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Guideline Clearinghouse Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Policy Research, American Medical Association, and American Association of Health Care Plans.
MedlinePlus A database with full-text links to quality health information for professionals consumers.
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Avian Influenza, Disease Conditions

World Health Organization(WHO)-Epidemic and Pandemic Alert Response(EPR)-Avian Influenza  
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)-Avian Influenza  
PandemicFlu.gov/AvianFlu.gov  
Medline Plus: Bird Flu  
WHO:EPR-Global Influenza Surveillance  
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Cancer, Disease Conditions

American Cancer Society  
Cancer Control Planet National Institutes of Health Links to comprehensive cancer control resources for public health professionals  
Cancernet, National Cancer Institute  
Hawaii Tumor Registry  
Oncolink maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center.  
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Chronic Disease, Disease Conditions

Diabetes Public Health Resource, CDC  
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC  
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  
United States Renal Data System  
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Communicable Diseases, Disease Conditions

APEC Emerging Infections Information Network Joint effort of CDC and University of Washington School of Public Health & Community Medicine; covers Pacific Rim  
Influenza Report 2006 B.S. Kamps, C. Hoffman, W. Preiser (editors)  
Issues in Healthcare Settings, Division of Healthcare and Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control  
National Center for Infectious Diseases  
ProMED (program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases) Federation of American Scientists, global monitoring of emerging diseases.  
World Health Organization Disease Links--infectious, vaccine preventable  
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Disability, Disease Conditions

Disability Statistics Center (full-text reports from Univ. of California at SF)  
National Organization on Disability  
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilition Research  
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Health Disparities, Disease Conditions

Health Disparities: A Selected Bibliography from National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion  
Health Disparities Research National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences  
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities  
Office of Minority Health  
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HIV/AIDS, Disease Conditions

AIDSinfo US Dept of Health and Human Services  
AEGIS (AIDS Education Global Information System)  
HIV InSite Knowledge Base (full-text from Univ. of California at SF)  
HIV InSite Gateway from University of California at San Francisco  
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service  
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, CDC  
Statistics on AIDS Links from HIV InSite Gateway  
Hawaii Statistics from the State Department of Health  
World Health Organization HIV/AIDS  
Additional HIV AIDS Resources  
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Occupational Diseases, Disease Conditions

HazMap: Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases from National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services  
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Tropical Medicine, Disease Conditions

American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene  
Malaria from WHO/TDR  
National Center for Infectious Diseases Disease Information, Selected Program/Prevention Areas  
Tropical Diseases Ring  
World Health Organization Search on specific disease  
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Evidence Based Public Health

Resources Description
Cancer Control Planet National Institutes of Health Links to comprehensive cancer control resources for public health professionals
CORE Child Health and Development Database This database collects evidence-based documents, tools, and other materials developed by the PVO community for work in child health and development.
Health Data Tools and Statistics From Partners in Information Access fo the Public Health Workforce, National Library of Medicine
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Agencies & Associations, Evidence Based Public Health

Hawaii State Department of Health  
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
CDC Epidemiology Program Office  
CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention  
CDC National Center for Infectious Disease  
CDC Public Health Surveillance Epidemiology Program Office  
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists  
International Epidemiological Association  
World Health Organization (WHO)  
WHO SEARO (South East Asia Regional Office)  
WHO Western Pacific Region  
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Public Health Surveillance, Evidence Based Public Health

Case Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health Surveillance from MMWR 5/2/97  
Communicable Diseases Hawaii Administrative Rules, Dept. of Health, Title 11, Chapter 156  
Eurosurveillance  
Globalhealth.gov from DHHS  
Public Health Surveillance and Communicable Diseases Control, Secretariat of the Pacific Community  
Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections: Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors, Report from the Institute of Medicine, 2000  
WHO SEARO (South East Regional Office)  
WHO Western Pacific Region  
Statistical Data check Statistics on this site OR Statistics page on HiPHIVE site  
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Other Resources, Evidence Based Public Health

John Snow from UCLA School of Public Health  
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Other Resources: Courses

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OpenCourseWare courses on statistical reasoning, history of public health, bioterrorism training, etc.  
Public Health Training Network from Centers for Disease Control, free computer based case studies available for downloading  
Research Resources in Epidemiology from UCLA School of Public Health  
Supercourse-Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health, University of Pittsburgh  
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Other Resources: Meta-Sites

Partners in Information Acess for the Public Health Workforce  
Worldwide WEB Epidemiology Library --Comprehensive epidemiology links maintained by University of California at San Francisco. Includes links to important epidemiology sites, meetings and employment information, publications and information on discussion groups.  
WWW Virtual Library: Public Health comprehensive links by subject and by country  
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Other Resources: Software

EpiInfo software Program free download site from CDC  
GIS and Public Health from Centers for Disease Control, see Links to Related Sites for Interactive Maps, etc.  
Public Health Software, Websites, & Internet resources in the Public Domain--selected by Delta Omega Honorary Society, Johns Hopkins  
R Statistical Software free  
SAS Institute Inc.  
SPSS, Inc.  
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Other Resources: Textbooks/Papers/Dictionaries Online

All the Virology on the WEB from Tulane University  
Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1998-2002, edited by Jonathan Swinton  
Epidemiology for the Uninitiated, 5th ed., 2003 from BMJ,type book title in search box  
HyperStats Online online statistics textbook, provided by David M. Lane, Rice University, introductory level  
Medical Epidemiology, Greenberg, 4th ed., c2005  
Red book: 2006 report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. c2006.  
Statistics at Square One by T D V Swinscow, 10th ed., 2002, type book title in search box  
How to Read a Paper, Series from British Medical Journal. Includes full-text articles such as "Statistics for the Non-Statistician," "Assessing the Methodological Quality of Published Papers," etc.  
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Journal & News Resources, Evidence Based Public Health

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control news from around the world  
Canada Communicable Disease Report  
Communicable Disease Report, Hawaii State Department of Health  
Communicable Disease Report Weekly from United Kingdom  
Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC  
Eurosurveillance Weekly and Monthly  
MMWR (Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report), CDC  
MMWR CDC Surveillance Summaries  
MMWR Recommendations and Reports  
US DOD Global Emerging Infections System  
WHO Weekly Epidemiologic Record, World Health Organization  
World Health News, Harvard School of Public Health  
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