UWM Libraries Research and Course Guides: Community and Behavioral Health: Locating Health Information

Reliable Health Information Sources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Find information about toxic substance notices and areas of concern--such as lead paint and water poisoning, oil recovery site impacts, and other matters of environmental public health, epigenetics, etc.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Includes health and safety topics;data and statistics; emergency preparedness and response; environmental health;life stages and populations;healthy living; injury, violence and safety; travelers' health; and workplace safety and health. It also has news.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Locate relevant and current information about food, cosmetics, prescriptions, medications, medical devices, biologics, vaccines, cellular and gene therapy, and more.
Health and Human Services (HHS): Programs and Services
some HHS programs and services have more information than others. Programs include information about bullying prevention, food and drug safety, mental health education, and Emergency preparedness.
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) focuses on economically and geographically dispersed, economically, and medically vulnerable populations.
Look here for information on rural health and healthcare improvement.
Healthy People 2030
Healthy People 2030 is a public health-oriented site created by the US government to provide resources, data, and information to the public as well as health care providers and public health workers about goals, outcomes, and research around crucial public health issues in the United States. The mission of Healthy People 2030 is to identify indicators for improvement in public health outcomes on a variety of conditions and behaviors.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the nation’s medical research agency making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Asministration (SAMHSA)
Resources, information, and data for both consumers and professionals on substance abuse, mental health, and mental disorders.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Resources and information about housing, housing policy, urban development, disability and housing, vouchers and public assistance, etc.
Veterans Affairs (VA) Public Health
Get information about public health information specific to veteran populations such as military exposures, health and wellness, and more.

American Thoracic Society (ATS)
ATS considers itself the world's leading medical association dedicated to advancing our clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders with a large public and global health mission.
Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
CEPI is a global partnership launched in 2017 to develop vaccines to stop future epidemics. They make loads of information about epidemics and vaccine development available.
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
CUGH is a consortium of 170 academic institutions that have made global health education more accessible through resources such as their Education Products and Research Products.
The Earth Institute (Columbia University)
the Columbia University Earth Institute works to develop policy and engineer practical solutions to our many challenges: climate change and environmental degradation, rapid urbanization, infectious diseases, natural hazards, the need for clean and accessible energy, water and sanitation, and the sustainable use of resources.
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)
GACD is a collaborative research group that specifically studies non-communicable diseases such as Diabetes, Cancers, and multiple types of heart and lung diseases among other chronic illnesses.
The Global Health Network (TGHN)
A collection of websites and online communities supporting global health researchers by facilitating collaboration and resource sharing. They provide pages on a variety of topics relevant to global public health.
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
epresents physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases. IDSA's purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE)
The IHME is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world's most important health problems.
International Diabetes Foundation (IDF)
An umbrella organization of over 200 national diabetes associations in over 160 countries it provides loads of information about many types of diabetes (I, II, and gestational) and research on the condition.
International Society for Infections Diseases (ISID)
ISID is a network of physicians, public health organizations, and academic institutions that work together to track and research infectious diseases and share their information.
Kaiser Family Foundation
KFF is an NGO foundation dedicated to monitoring, researching, and promoting better public health domestically and abroad. Access topics, polls, perspectives, and state health facts.
Planetary Health Alliance (PHA)
PHA is an NGO resource for locating information about environmental health issues on a global scale. Check out their education and resources tabs.
UNAIDS
a service program by the United Nations, UNAIDS, acts as a problem-soliving agency providing research, assistance, and relief to those experiencing HIV and AIDS on a global level.
World Health Organization
WHO is the leading authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

ClinicalKey
Locate patient information, clinical information, images, and book chapters from ClinicalKey.
PubMed
Over 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, open access journals (PMC), and online books and reference sources (Bookshelf). Useful For: systematic reviews, clinical trials, Trending Articles, Cited By

Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic exists to inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research. Their website contains information from doctors, researchers, and care providers on a variety of health-related topics.