EIS Digest of Environmental Impact Statements – provides detailed abstracts of all environmental impact statements issued by the federal government present. Household Products Database – provides a brief description. A guide to information on the health effects of chemicals contained in 4,000 common household products in and around the home and their MSDS. Health and Safety Science Abstracts – latest perspectives on topics of widespread concern such as medical safety, occupational safety, epidemiology and public health present. Lexis-Nexis Statistical- abstracts and indexes of statistical information from over 100,000 US government publications. Includes some full text and web links. National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC) - database and web site for information on specific evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets. PAIS International – indexing and abstracts of articles, government documents, and statistical directories about public affairs present. POPLINE – provides bibliographic citations to the worldwide literature on family planning technology and population law. Includes journal articles, monographs and technical reports present. PUBMED – National Library of Medicine clinical database also contains health policy and administration journal articles. Risk Abstracts – comprehensive source for risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources. Emphasis on assessment and management of risk present. Safety Science & Risk Abstracts – bibliographic citations and abstracts across the fields of public health, safety, and industrial hygiene present. Stat-USA Internet- access to approximately 3,000 statistical publications including economic and trade related records. Substance Registry Program (EPA) – identification information on more than 70,000 substances and how they are represented in EPA regulations and information systems. TOXLINE- bibliographic database of over 3 million citations covering biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and chemicals. (See inside) TOXNET – cluster of databases on toxicology and environmental health available free of charge on the web. This guide shows you how to access these databases through the Shimberg Health Sciences Library homepage. Public Health Databases Director: Beverly A. Shattuck, MS, MBA Hinks & Elaine Shimberg Health Sciences Library University of South Florida Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC-31 Tampa, FL Telephone Numbers Information Circulation Course Registration Education Interlibrary Loan Reference Serials Reference Hours Mon. – Fri.9:00 am – 5:00 pm Library Hours Mon. - Fri. 7:30 am – 11:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon – 11:00 pm 03/09 supporting the College of Public Health curriculum

START YOUR RESEARCH: Choose the database you want to search Select Public Health Choose from the sub- category list of resources… TOXNET databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases can be accessed through PubMed. Use the PubMed link on the Shimberg Library homepage. Click the link and… Search TOXLINE or any database, individually Search all databases by using the search box. chloromethane and click GO! From the USF Libraries homepage, click on: Databases by Title/Subject OR, If you know the database you want, use the alpha list or type the name in the search box. Next, click by Subject Category CQ homeland security Other categories to consider… Environmental Sciences and Policy Marine Science Public Administration Click TOXNET for access Click the USF Libraries link. Click on PubMed