Research by Subject: Health Promotion & Physical Education
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General OneFile 
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Health Sciences: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Journals from Sage Publishing in full text covering nursing,health services & administration, child psychiatry, public health, aging and gerontology, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, learning disability, health education & health promotion, and health evaluation.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Access to the full text of over 240 journals covering sports, physical education, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law and legislation, sports facility design and management, doping, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention, rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health and therapy.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via ScienceDirect and PubMed
MEDLINE (ScienceDirect)
Medical info from the National Library of Medicine: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
Note: Also available via EBSCO and PubMed; this version integrated with ScienceDirect.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
CINAHL
Index to articles on nursing, physical therapy, health care administration, and allied health professions; Some 1982-current.
PsycINFO
Bibliographic citations in psychology for journal articles, books, and book chapters. 1872-present.
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) Database 
Citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements.
BioMed Central
Full-text Biology and Medicine journals; Open Access. 100+ journals.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides full-text materials, abstracts and citations to patient and consumer health information. Provides browsable access to Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical & Health Information Directory, Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, the USPDI, vol. 2: Advice for the Patient, and other resources.
NOAH: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Information on alternative healing approaches and resources. Part of the New York Online Access to Health project, the site also provides information in Spanish.
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
AAHPERD is an alliance of six national associations, six district associations, and a research consortium which support healthy lifestyles through high quality programs.
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
CCTR is a bibliography of controlled trials identified by contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration and others, as part of an international effort to hand search the world's journals and create an unbiased source of data for systematic reviews. CCTR includes reports published in conference proceedings and in many other sources not currently listed in MEDLINE or other bibliographic databases.
Federal Registar
This governmental website allows you to search the "Federal Registar"
Ithaca College Department of Health Promotion & Physical Education
PE Central
Links to Physical Education assessment and lesson plan ideas, job postings, links, and related products
Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
Call Number: R121 .S8 2005
Provides simple definitions on key terminology in the field of medicine with full color illustrations of the human anatomy.
ADAM Medical Encyclopedia
Includes articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. Also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations.
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
Call Number: Ref QP141 .E526 1999
Includes information on measurement, nutrient composition, associations between diet, lifestyle & disease, clinical applications of nutrition, topical issues on the food industry, nutritional guidelines and public health issues relating to the field of nutrition.
Includes information on measurement, nutrient composition, associations between diet, lifestyle & disease, clinical applications of nutrition, topical issues on the food industry, nutritional guidelines and public health issues relating to the field of nutrition.
Encyclopedia of Public Health
Call Number: Ref QP141 .E526 1999
This encyclopedia is designed to offer the reader information about important aspects of the sciences, arts, practical skills, organization, essential functions, and historical traditions of the field.
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
Call Number: Ref RA 778 .G39 2002
A women's health reflects both her individual biology and her sociocultural, economic, and physical environment. These issues are the main emphasis of this encyclopedia
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Call Number: Ref R 733 .G34 2001 
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, are balanced by conclusions of studies on efficacy and analysis of current levels of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Healthy People 2010
Call Number: REF RA 395 .A3 H44 2000
This source reflects the scientific advances that have taken place over the past 20 years in preventive medicine, disease surveillance, vaccine and therapeutic development, and information technology.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
An agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, provides clinical information, funding sources, research, and statistical information. Topics covered include evidence-based practice and outcomes & effectiveness.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC publishes research and data online related to public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
ebrary
Over 44,000 full-text ebooks on business & economics, education, technology, humanities, life & physical sciences, law & politics, medicine, social & behavioral sciences, language & literature, and career guidance. Approximately 175 ebooks are single-user access titles; all other ebooks support multiple-user simultaneous use. In order to view, copy, or print from an ebook, you must download and install the ebrary Reader plugin.
Note: Viewer download works best with IE; don't use pop-up blockers; remote users may encounter a warning about a certificate during login - just accept it
Health source: consumer edition
Full-text for several consumer health periodicals; indexing/abstracts of additional periodicals; health-related pamphlets; health reference books; Clinical Reference Systems reports; Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Oxford Reference: Medicine
Contains an array of medical dictionaries.
HEAL: Health Education Assets Library
A digital library that provides freely accessible digital teaching resources, including images, for health sciences educators and learners.
The American Dietetic Association
The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being.
American Public Health Association
APHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, pollution control, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health.
Kinesiology Publications
Indexes to research studies in health, physical education, and recreation, exercise and sport sciences, sport history and philosophy, and dance published and disseminated by the International Institute for Sport and Human Performance. Selected documents from 1949-2002 are available in the library's microfiche cabinets: call number GV1- under the author's name.
Note: formerly Human Movement Studies
Cochrane databases
Evidence-based medicine database of peer-reviewed meta-analyses of published clinical trials, comprised of several different databases including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register.
Note: Search all three at once from this link.
Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Reviews of evidence-based health care treatment studies.
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