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Public Health

This research guide from the DVC Library will help you do research in public health for class assignments and research projects.

Books and eBooks - Public Health

Articles - Public Health

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (Ebsco)

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Intended for health professionals, so the articles you find might be written in highly technical language.

Science Direct College Edition Journals Collection - Health and Life Sciences

Peer-reviewed scholarly articles from over 1,200 journals in several health and life sciences disciplines, including medicine & health, dentistry, neuroscience, and biological sciences.

Health Source: Consumer Edition (Ebsco)

This database provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. This database is intended for a general audience, so the articles you find will usually be written in more easy-to-read language.

PubMed

PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and other life sciences journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.

Salem Press Reference

Thousands of articles about medical conditions, including those from Magill's Medical Guide.

Films - Public Health

Health & Wellness - Films on Demand

Watch award-winning documentaries and educational programs about diseases & disorders, health care & treatment, public health, and personal health & wellness.

Public Health - Academic Video Online (AVON)

Educational programs from well-known producers like A&E, BBC, and PBS.

Health & Wellness - Kanopy

Kanopy specializes in feature films and documentaries licensed by DVC Library.

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