Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Guide
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Data Guides & Grey Literature Sources
Data Guides
The guides below provide links and recommendations for finding data and statistics ranging from local health jurisdictions to federal, national and international. There are also additional links to recommended data sources in the Toolkits.
- Data Resources in the Health SciencesAn introduction to the world of data in the health sciences field.
- Statistics Sources: Health SciencesSources for statistics and data in the health sciences field.
Grey Literature Sources
Grey literature includes technical or research reports, conference papers, some official publications, doctoral dissertations, and other types of non-journal article and textbooks literature.
In addition to searching grey literature collections, visit websites of organizations & associations working in your area of interest to find conference proceedings, reports, issue briefs, white papers, and other resources that are likely considered grey literature.
- Policy Commons: North American City Reports This link opens in a new windowOver five million pages of in-depth surveys, reports, and research from more than six hundred North American cities and urban agencies.
- Policy Commons: Global Think Tanks This link opens in a new windowResearch from the worlds leading policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- UW Libraries SearchArticles, books and more. Use filters to limit to books and other non-article formats.
- News: E-NewspapersThis guide recommends resources for finding information in the news - past and present.
Related Organizations & Associations
- Nutrition FirstWA association of local WIC agencies.
Nutrition & Food Grey Literature
- Culinary ArtsScholarly and non-scholarly articles covering cooking and nutrition.
- Food and Drink in History: Module IIThis collection illustrates the deep links between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socio-economic status, as well as charting key issues around agriculture, nutrition and food production.
Books & Manuals
- Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new windowCollection of reference works & ebooks on food studies.
- Knovelincludes over 400 food science titles.
- Nutrition Care Manual (ADA/AND)Information, tools and calculators for diseases and conditions.
Nutrition Analysis Tools
- USDA Food Composition DatabasesUSDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, and USDA Branded Food Products Database
- Dietary Supplement Label DatabaseNIH database of product label information derived from dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S.
- Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly UsedPrint only. In Health Sciences Library
Food News Sources
Current events in research, government, and civil society are often reported in the media. These are select news sources that frequently cover food systems.