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.
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DARE(Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effect) and NHS EED (Economic Evaluation Database) provide access to quality assessed systematic reviews of health and social care…
Systematic review / 451 views
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DoPHER is unique in its focused coverage of systematic and non-systematic reviews of effectiveness in health promotion and public health worldwide. This register contains reviews…
Health promotion & education / 613 views
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DESASTRES is a database from the Disaster Documentation Center Collection of the Pan American Health Organization.
Disaster management & emergency service / 536 views
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The DSLD includes full label derived information from dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. with a web-based user interface that provides ready access to…
Nutrition / 546 views
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Digital Collections is the National Library of Medicine’s online repository of biomedical resources including books, still images, videos and maps. All of the content in…
Health planning & management / 471 views
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DIMRC provides access to health information resources and technology for disaster preparedness, response and recovery. It connects people to quality disaster health information to help…
Disaster management & emergency service / 475 views
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Disaster Lit is a database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents/grey literature freely available online. Documents include expert guidelines, research reports, training…
Disaster management & emergency service / 499 views
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The Excerpta Medica database (EMBASE) produced by Elsevier Science, is a major biomedical database with coverage of PubMed/Medline content, international journals and pharmaceutical journals. The…
Medical services / 607 views
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EBSCO is one of the world’s leading providers of research databases, e-journals, bibliographic databases, e-books, magazines and discovery service to libraries around the globe. EBSCO…
Evidence-based practices / 505 views
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The Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH.org) provides user-friendly information about safety and health for construction workers, employers, researchers and others interested…
Occupational health / 509 views
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Eldis supports free and open access to useful, relevant and up-to-date global development research for policy and practice . The database includes summaries and provides …
International development / 503 views
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The WHO’s eLENA is an online library of evidence-informed guidelines for an expanding list of nutrition interventions. The library is a single point of reference…
Nutrition / 852 views
