FEDERAL RESOURCES

CDC Wonder   Access to a wide variety of reports & numeric public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Child Health U.S.A.  (DHHS)   Information on the health status and service needs of America's children compiled from 59 health status indicators ; HE 20.9202:C 43/2: [yr.]  (Print version)

Dietary Guidelines for Americans  (USDA)   Provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases ; A 111.8:D 56/ [yr.]  (Print version)

Drugs@FDA   Catalog of Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription, over-the-counter, and discontinued drug products

Health, United States  (CDC)   An annual report on trends in health statistics ; HE 20.7042/6:  (Print version) ; [online: 1995 - 2004 ; print: 1975 - 2004]

HealthFinder  (DHHS)   A portal for locating the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet

IRIS Database for Risk Assessment  (EPA)   The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database details human health effects that may result from exposure to various stubstances found in the environment

Monitoring the Future, National Survey Results on Drug Use   HE 20.3968:  (Print version) ; [online: 1975/2000 - present ; print: 1975-2004 (latest ed. in Docs. Ref.)]   Also available at: http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/pubs.html

National Library of Medicine   Access to information and research in all areas of biomedicine and health care

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards  (CDC)   Presents important brief information on chemicals found in the workplace ; 
HE 20.7108:C 42/ [yr.]   (Print version)

OSHA Safety and Health Topics   Access to selected occupational safety and health information

PubMed   Access to citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s

The Reports of the Surgeon General   Contains official reports, conference and workshop reports, & proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General

SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results)   Information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States

TOXNET : Toxicology Data Network Release Inventory Program  (NLM)   Offers a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

Vital and Health Statistics  (CDC)   Presents analytical or interpretive studies based on vital and health statistics ; 
HE 20.6209: [Series no.] / [yr.]   (Print version)

ALABAMA RESOURCES

Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation   Offical state agency website

Alabama Department of Public Health   Offical state agency website

Alabama Health Data Sheet   Alabama county level health statistics ; HA 221 .A353 (AL Collection)  [1999-2004]  (Print version)

[Alabama] Vital Statistics at a Glance   Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ; HA 221 .A375 (AL Collection)  [1999-2004]  (Print version)

County Health Profiles : Alabama   Alabama county level health statistics ; RA 407.4 .A4 C667 (AL Collection)  [1990-2006]  (Print version)

Healthy Alabama 2010   A report examining the selected objectives most representative of the health needs of Alabamians and detailing the progress made in the state since the publication of Healthy Alabama 2000

Issues of Alabama's Health   Reports on specific health issues in Alabama

Selected Maternal and Child Health Statistics : Alabama  [2004]   Covers pregnancy, prenatal care, childbirth, and mortality ; 
RA 407.4 .A4 C667 (AL Collection)  [1993-2004]  (Print version)

State Health Planning and Development Agency   Official state agency website ; Offers information about health care facilities, services, and equipment available and accessible to the citizens of Alabama

STATISTICS

Alabama Center for Health Statistics   Alabama health and vital statistics ; official website

Demographic and Health Surveys  (USAID)   International statistics on population, nutrition, family planning, maternal and child health, sexually transmitted diseases, and reproductive health

National Center for Health Statistics  (CDC)   Public health and health policy ; HE 20.6202:H 34/  (Print version)

WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System)   Statistics on 50 health indicators for World Health Organization’s 192 member countries