Master of Public Health Research & Study Guide

 

 

Professional Associations

 

American Public Health Association
Association of Schools of Public Health
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Association of Public Health Laboratories
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) (formerly Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine, ATPM)
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
California Public Health Association - North
Pennsylvania Public Health Association (PPHA)

 

Student Associations

Master of Public Health Student Association (MaPHSA) (University of Southern California)
SOPHAS (Schools of Public Health Application Service)

 

Online Resources

CDC WONDER -- Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
CDC National Center for Health Statistics
NIH -  Health Information  The National Institutes of Health.  News & research highlights
National Health Information Center Topic - Public Health
(POPulation information onLINE), “POPLINE - the world's largest database on reproductive health” Knowledge for Health Project
EPA - Health & Environmental Research Online  (HERO) “contains the key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public”.
World Health Organization
Pan-American Public Health Organization
Virtual Health Library  Global Health Library (GHL) Worldwide networks on the collection and organization of health sciences knowledge and data
WWW Virtual Library – Medicine & Health: Epidemiology
Centre for Health Evidence, University of Alberta.  Links to many different health information websites; organized as “projects”.
The Biodefense and Public Health Database
Foundation for Genomics and Population Health (Free registration Required) Provides access to published articles & reports.
WorldWideLearn - Online Health Degrees in Public Health  Links to online MPH degree programs, schools and resources

 

 

Online Journals
(Subscribed Full Text Resources)


Cochrane Library and other Databases
American Journal of Epidemiology
American Journal of Public Health
Annual Review of Public Health
Epidemiologic Reviews
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
Harvard Health Letter             
Journal of Family Practice
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Journal of Public Health Policy
The Milbank Quarterly           
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
MMWR: Summary of Notifiable Diseases
Preventive Medicine
Public Health Reports

 

Library Public Health Titles

Aging health care workforce issues.  in Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics, v25, 2005  WT 1 A615 v25 2005    
Contemporary issues in bioethics.   6th ed. Tom L. Beauchamp, ed.; Wadssworth-Thomson Learning  W 50 C671 2003
Epidemiology.   4th ed. (2009); Leon Gordis; Saunders/Elsevier  RES WA 105 G661 2009
Evidence-based public health.   1st ed. (2003)  Ross C. Brownson ; Oxford University Press  WA 540 B885 2003
Focus on economic outcomes in later life: public policy, health, and cumulative advantage.   in Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics, v22, 2002  Stephen Crystal; Springer Publishing, Co.  WT 1 A615 v22 2002
Health, United States: chartbook.  ; Department of Health and Human Services.  REF W 74 H434
Healthy people 2010.   ; Department of Health and Human Services. REF WA 108 H440 2010
International public health: diseases, programs, systems and policies. 1st ed. (2006)  Michael H. Merson ; Jones and Bartlett Publishers  WA 530 I61 2006
Legal and ethical issues for health professionals.  2nd ed. (2010)  George D. Pozgar ; Jones and Bartlett Publishers  REF W 32.5 AA1 p893 2020
Life-course perspectives on late-life inequalities.  in Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics, v29, 2009  WT 1 A615 v294 2009
Medical law and ethics.   3rd ed. (2009) Bonnie F. Fremgen ; Pearson/Prentice Hall  REF W50 F74 2009
National vital statistics reports.   Department of Health & Human Services  REF W 2 N148m
The new public health.   2nd ed. (2009)  Theodore H. Tulchinsky; Elsevier/Academic Press  REF WA 100 T917 2009
Populations, public health, and the law.  1st ed. (2009) Wendy E. Parmet; Georgetown University Press  WA 100 P451 2009
Principles of public health practice.  3rd ed. (2009)  Douglas F. Scutchfield , ed.; Delmar  REF WA 525 P957 2009
Public health and primary care: partners in population health. 1st ed. (2007) Alison Hill, ed.; Oxford University Press  WA 100 H645 2007
Public health: what it is and how it works.  4th ed. (2009); Jones and Bartlett Publishers REF WA 540 AA1 T95 2009
Understanding health policy: a clinical approach. 1s ed. (2009)  Thomas S. Bodenheimer; McGraw-Hill Medical  WA 540 B666 2009
The world health report: a safer future, global public health security in the 21st century.  Annual.

 

Jobs


American Public Health Association Public Health CareerMart
Phpartners - A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries
Whatispublichealth   Guide to Careers in Public Health
Medical and Public Health Jobs in the Federal Government
Public Health Foundation Jobs & Internships
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Employment Council
Johns Hopkins Job Board  Public Health
Emory University Jobs Board  Public Health