Environmental Health & Occupational Health Toolkit
Key Resources
- DynaMedex This link opens in a new windowClinical medical reference tool for diseases, disorders, symptoms, treatments, and Micromedex's evidence-based drug information.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowCitation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Bibliographic Databases
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowNational Library of Medicine's citation database of biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new windowFood, nutrition, agricultural economics, environmental and occupational health, animal sciences. Includes AGRICOLA, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management), and EIS (Environmental Impact Statements) databases.
- ASTM CompassEngineering standards, reports & articles in biomedical, chemical, environmental, health and safety, and industrial disciplines.
- BioOne Complete This link opens in a new windowCollection of research journals focused on the biological, biomedical, ecological, and environmental sciences.
- Climate Change and Human Health Literature PortalAn integrated, curated bibliographic database of global peer-reviewed research and gray literature on the science of climate impacts on human health.
- EMBASE This link opens in a new windowBiomedical international database with strong focus on drugs and pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine.
- JSTOR Sustainability This link opens in a new windowJournals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of sustainability. Climate change policy, environmental education, food security, resource economics, urban development, and more.
- OTSeekerSystematic reviews and randomized controlled trials on occupational therapy interventions.
- PubChem This link opens in a new windowSearch chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations, etc.
- Toxicant and Disease DatabaseSummarizes links between chemical contaminants and human diseases or conditions.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary database with searchable cited references.
Data Resources
- CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Health and environmental data from national, state, and city sources on environments and hazards, health effects, and population health. - Department of Ecology Databases
State of Washington - EPA Data
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data. - EPA Region 10: Pacific NW
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency news and information regarding Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Tribal Nations. - EPA EJScreen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool. - National Library of Medicine Data Distribution
Access to bulk downloading of datasets including ChemIDplus, GENE-TOX, HSDB, etc. - Statistics Sources: Health Sciences
UW HSL guide to sources for local, state, national and international statistics and data. - Federal data: alternative access
UW Libraries guide with alternative access points for federal data that has been removed from official sources.
Textbooks & Reports
- Knovel Books
Ebooks in environmental, food, and pharmaceutical sciences, and industrial safety & hygiene subject areas. - Dissertations and Theses at UW
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Index to dissertations and theses from all fields of study. - Think Tank Search
Grey literature search engine from Harvard Kennedy School Library and Knowledge Services - Beyond Pesticides
- The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
Partnership addressing critical issues in workplace safety and health. - NTIS & NTRL
U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical and engineering business-related information. - Sightline Institute
Independent, nonprofit environmental research and communications center.
News
- U.S. & Global E-Newspapers
UW guide to accessing subscription news through UW subscriptions. - Toxic-Free Future
News from Toxic-Free Future, a national nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
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Orientation
- School of Public Health OrientationGuide to getting started at the UW School of Public Health.
Chemical Resources & Tools
- MyChem
UW EH&S MyChem MSDS/SDS search (requires NetID).
- DynaMedex This link opens in a new windowClinical medical reference tool for diseases, disorders, symptoms, treatments, and Micromedex's evidence-based drug information.
- TERIS This link opens in a new windowExpert guidance on the pregnancy risks of medications and other environmental exposures including infections and vaccines.
- Environmental Health and the U.S. Federal System : Sustainably Managing Health Hazards
2019 ebook - Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR). - Emergency Response Guidebook
2020 ebook. U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (USDOT/PHMSA) guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods/hazardous materials. - Hazardous Materials Release
Department of Homeland Security resource on hazardous materials preparedness, response, and recovery. - CAMEO Chemicals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) database of hazardous chemical datasheets. - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)
General industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes. - ATSDR ToxProfiles
Peer-reviewed compilation of toxicological information on given hazardous substances.
Specialties / HS Schools
- Bioengineering Research Guide
UW guide to researching bioengineering including laboratory protocols, drug information, etc. - Chemistry-Chemical Information Research Guide
UW guide to researching chemistry including drug and chemical compound information, American Chemical Society (ACS) publications, etc. - Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
UW guide to researching and understanding aquatic and fishery sciences. - Environmental Health & Justice Guide
NNLM guide to Environmental Health & Justice.
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