Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) (University of Missouri)
"Since 1992 when CARES was established, our goal has been to aid interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources. We utilize the latest technologies in geographic information systems, satellite imagery, environmental modeling, and the internet to compile, analyze and distribute information about our world." In the Map Room, you can easily create customized maps on topics such as poverty, crime, food insecurity, demographics, health insurance and obesity utilizing data sources such as the American Community Survey, 2010 Census, USDA, and the CDC.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
Community Commons
"Community Commons is an interactive mapping, networking, and learning utility for the broad-based healthy, sustainable, and livable communities’ movement." After registering for free, you'll have access to step-by-step tutorials showing you how to make your own customized maps. Map topics such as poverty, crime, food insecurity, demographics, health insurance and obesity utilizing data sources such as the American Community Survey, 2010 Census, USDA, and the CDC. Some maps are accessible here so that you can see examples of what you could do.
From our Public Health GIS Resources web page.
Health and Retirement Study
The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration. It is a longitudinal study that surveys thousands of Americans over the age of 50 every two years. It began in 1992. It looks in-depth at health, health insurance, work, retirement, income, wealth, family charateristics, and intergenerational transfers through extensive interviews with survey participants. Data products are freely available online to registered users.
From our Statistical/Data Resources web page.
Kidsdata.org: Data and Resources about the Health of California's Children (Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health)
"The kidsdata.org website allows users to easily find, customize, and share data on more than 400 measures of child health and well being. Data are available for every legislative district, city, county, and school district in California. User-friendly displays make it easy to incorporate data from more than 35 trusted public sources into reports, presentations, grant proposals, policy decisions, media stories, and advocacy work." You can search for information by region, by demographic group, or by topic. Kidsdata is most useful for policymakers, service providers, grantseekers, advocates, media, parents, and educators, among others.
From our Maternal and Child Health Resources and Statistical/Data Resources web pages.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
"The University of Minnesota's State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help states monitor rates of health insurance coverage, understand factors associated with access to care, and to utilize data for implementation of health reform. In addition to providing health policy analysis, SHADAC provides technical assistance to federal agencies that conduct health insurance surveys, and states that conduct their own surveys and/or use data from national surveys." SHADAC has a number of briefs, reports, webinars, and newsletters on topics such as health insurance coverage estimates, health reform, policy issues, and the Affordable Care Act. Its Data Center allows you to create detailed health insurance and coverage estimates at the state or national level. SHADAC provides quick state profiles with comparisons between states available if desired.
From our Statistical/Data Resources web page.
Embase
Note: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff, and students.
Indexes over 7,600 journals, including over 2,000 not in Medline, from over 90 countries; also indexes conference abstracts from over 2,000 conferences. Broad biomedical scope with strong coverage in drug, pharmaceutical, and toxicological research, including economic evaluations.
Useful for clinical medicine, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, healthcare policy & management, biomedical engineering & medical devices, and more. Embase is a primary resource for conducting systematic reviews and researching evidence-based medicine.
From our Indexes and Databases web page.
Disability Status Reports
The Annual Disability Status Reports from the Cornell University Employment and Disability Institute (EDI) give "a summary of the most recent demographic and economic statistics on the non-institutionalized population with disabilities. They contain information on the population size and disability prevalence for various demographic subpopulations, as well as statistics related to employment, earnings, and household income. Comparisons are made to people without disabilities and across disability types. Disability Status Reports and other statistics are available for each state, DC, and Puerto Rico."
From our Disability Resources web page.
LactMed
"A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider." From the National Library of Medicine's TOXNET.
From our Maternal and Child Health Resources and Toxicology/Occupational Health Resources web pages.
Oxford Textbook of Medicine (5 ed.)
Note: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff, and students.
The Oxford Textbook of Medicine covers the scientific aspects and clinical practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties. Articles in the text include the topics of public health, epidemiology, bioterrorism, occupational and environmental health, and reproductive health, among many others. Once at the web site, scroll down to view the Table of contents. Click on a chapter heading of interest. Then scroll down and click on [link] next to the article you wish to read. You'll then see the text of the article available with a link to the pdf version on the far right side of the screen. The articles here are also accessable by using the search box on the far left.
From our Electronic Books web page.
Water Resources Collections and Archives (WRCA)
Formerly known as the Water Resources Center Archives, this unique collection serves the faculty, staff, students, and programs of the University of California and California State University systems as well as water management decision-makers in both public and private sector agencies. While the collection focuses on materials for California and the western states, it also includes national and international resources. "The collection consists of more than 200,000 technical reports, 1,500 specialized newsletters, over 5,000 archival maps and hundreds of videos. In addition, WRCA manages over 200 archival collections, and has over 45,000 historic photographs and aerial photographs that document the history of water development in the West." Formerly housed at UC Berkeley, the collection now resides at UC Riverside.
From our Environmental Resources web page.
Women with Disabilities (UN: Global Programme on Disability/UN enable and WomenWatch)
"Girls and women of all ages with any form of disability are among the more vulnerable and marginalized of society." This web page is devoted to increasing the awareness of the situation of women with disabilities. You can find citations here from reports, studies and conventions that discuss the conditions faced by disabled women with links to the source documents. This site also links to fact sheets on the educational status, employment, health and housing challenges faced by women with disabilities. You will also find links to many other UN resources, publications, documents, events and a webcast on this urgent topic.
From our Women's Health Resources web page.
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