Health Databases
Here you find general reference and useful databases that specialize on topics covering global health, public health, maternal and child health, mental health, reproductive health; health planning & management (including evidence-based practice and systematic reviews) and more. The databases are organized by these specialized subjects for ease of reference. For details on subjects identified and catalogued by the RC, see the glossary or ‘Main subject areas’ and ‘Subsidiary subject areas”. There are also grey literature and multidisciplinary specialist databases to allow you to make your search.
Most of the databases are free to use and provide access to journals, e-books, articles, and expert commentaries. However, some database services require free registration and login. Please read the database suppliers’ terms of use, copyright, and privacy policies before using the resources. A number of key health databases that require subscription are also listed for your information.
Posted 6 years ago
SciELO is a freely available database of Brazilian scientific journals in the sciences, social sciences, health science, public health, arts, and humanities to meet the…
Public health / 506 views
Posted 6 years ago
ScienceDirect is Elsevier’s leading information solution for researchers, teachers, students, healthcare and information professionals. The database combines authoritative, full-text scientific, technical and health publications with…
Health planning & management / 377 views
Posted 6 years ago
ScienceOpen is a professional networking platform for scholars to enhance their research in the open, make an impact, and receive credit for it. The platform…
Primary health care / 327 views
Posted 6 years ago
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world’s research output…
Primary health care / 349 views
Posted 3 years ago
The South East Academic Libraries System (SEALS) Digital Commons contains the digital collections of the academic institutions in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The member…
Public health / 117 views
Posted 3 years ago
Search4Dev is an online library for digital documents from Dutch development organizations. This website offers easy access to the collections in the fields of health…
Nutrition / 98 views
Posted 6 years ago
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program provide information on cancer statistics in an effort to reduce the cancer burden among the U.S. population.
Diseases/disease control / 494 views
Posted 3 years ago
The Sigma Repository shares works created by nurses around the world. It is an open digital academic and clinical focused service that disseminates full-text nursing…
Primary health care / 110 views
Posted 3 years ago
SENET aims to create a sustainable dialogue between health research and innovation actors from the EU and China and to facilitate participation of Chinese researchers…
Health Databases / 103 views
Posted 4 years ago
SIREN, Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network, University of California, San Francisco, is sharing COVID-19 resources on different topics including articles, impact data, research question…
Infectious diseases/COVID-19 / 165 views
Posted 6 years ago
Social Care Online is the UK’s largest free online database of information on all aspects of social work and social care. It includes legislation, government…
Health planning & management / 342 views
Posted 6 years ago
Social Policy and Practice is a database for evidence and research in health and social care collecting abstracts from thousands of journals, books and research…
Evidence-based practices / 456 views
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