Professor & Reference/Instruction Librarian
Diane Duesterhoeft
she/her
Contact:
Louis J. Blume Library, Room 201
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
210-436-3346
Professional Association
- American Public Health Association (APHA)The APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. This site describes public health topics and issues, policy and advocacy, and professional development opportunities.
US Government Sites
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)Main website with information on diseases & conditions, health living tips, traveler information, emergency preparedness, and more.
- Data.CDC.govCDC data portal with statistics on health, vaccinations, injury & violence, disability, and more. Data catalog and video guides.
- Wonder (CDC)Numeric and text databases about topics like mortality, cancer incidence, HIV/AIDS, vaccinations, and more. Public health data along with census data.
- More US Government Health SitesLinks to many federal government sites focused on health.
- Health-Related Government DatabasesUS government data sites focused on health areas, e.g. diseases, occupational health and safety, hazardous substances, etc.
Selected US Government Publications
Epidemiologic Trends in Drug AbuseCall Number: HE 20.3969:The meetings from which these proceedings are taken are held to provide "community-level public health surveillance of drug use and abuse through presentation and discussion of quantitative and qualitative research data." There is a highlights/summary volume and a proceedings volume each year.- Health. United States.Call Number: see belowHE 20.6223: (1975,1979-92); HE 20.7042/6: (1993- ). Annual, some years have supplemental volumes. Largely consists of statistical data, with some narrative explanations and summaries. A "Statistical Abstract" for health issues and concerns, the reports cover all aspects of morbidity, mortality and health care in the US.
- Healthy PeopleCall Number: HE 20.2:2000, 2010. The Healthy People initiative outlined specific goals for the Public Health Service, and the reports monitor the initiative and provide background information. These and other publications related to the initiative are available online from the CDC.
- Surgeon General's Reports on SmokingCall Number: HE 20.7614, 7615:.Irregular. 1971, 1979-2001. Deals with a different topic each year, such as "Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People," and "Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation." These and more recent reports are available online from the CDC.
International Sites
- UN iLibrary"The United Nations iLibrary (UN iLibrary) serves as the online gateway to books, periodicals, and statistical data published by the United Nations Secretariat and its funds and programs," wrote Donna B. Smith for ccAdvisor. Produced in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and using their OECD iLibrary platform, the UN digital collection contains more than 6,000 ebooks, 4,000 articles, and three databases from over 40 UN departments and agencies.
- WHO DataData portal provides data and analysis on global health priorities. Includes a data repository and country statistics.