Module 3: Environmental Studies

UMD Libraries' Full Text Databases

• Academic Search Complete Links to an external site. is multi-disciplinary database providing information for nearly every area of academic study.
• Agricola Links to an external site. provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, and other materials on a range of agricultural topics.
• CAB Abstracts Links to an external site. provides abstracts for journals, conference proceedings, books, theses, annual reports, patents & standards in agriculture related fields.
• CINAHL Links to an external site. provides journals on nursing, biomedicine, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
• ClimateWire Links to an external site. covers the debate over climate policy and its effects on business, the environment and society.
• Ecology Abstracts Links to an external site. provides access to the scientific journal literature in ecology and environmental sciences.
• EnergyWire Links to an external site. provides coverage on the business and political issues surrounding the rapidly expanding unconventional energy industry in the United States and around the world.
• Environment & Energy Daily Links to an external site. tracks environmental and energy action in Congress.
• Environmental Science Collection Links to an external site. collects over 15 different databases covers all aspects of environmental sciences.
• Environmental Studies In Video Links to an external site. provides films covering all realms of environmental studies, particularly ethics, policy, economics, sociology, planning and environmental science.
• GREENR Links to an external site. covers energy systems, healthcare, food, law & politics, pollution, business, economics & trade, social factors, emerging green technologies & jobs and more.
• GreenWire Links to an external site. comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy
• Pollution Abstracts Links to an external site. provides information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource.
• Public Health Links to an external site. provides access to the core literature in the field of public health.
• PubMed Links to an external site. comprised of citations for biomedical literature from Medline Links to an external site., life science journals, and online books. Video tutorials (Links to an external site.)
• ScienceDirect (Links to an external site.) contains electronic book and journal titles covering the fields of science, technology and medicine.
• Water Resources Abstracts Links to an external site. provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.

For more health science databases, search here.

Federal and Maryland State Government Web Sites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Links to an external site.) for health statistics, travelers' health guides, information on diseases, and health topics. 
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Links to an external site.) homepage for background and regulatory information about treatments, food and cosmetics, and radiological health.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) (Links to an external site.) for dietary guidance information for health or disease control.
• Maryland Dept. of Ag Links to an external site. for regulatory information and news. 
• Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Links to an external site. for regulatory information and news.
• UMD Agricultural Extension Service Links to an external site. provides educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience of land grant universities such as the University of Maryland, College Park.
• US Dept. of Agriculture Links to an external site. for regulatory information and news.
• US EPA.gov Links to an external site. for regulatory information and news. 
• US Preventive Services Task Force (Links to an external site.) for recommendations from an independent group of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine.
• USA.gov (Links to an external site.) for links to more government health information.

Health and Medical Statistics

To find statistics, click here Links to an external site..

Keep in mind that sources used to compile health and medical data include:

• Clinical studies - prospective and retrospective
• Medical literature (journals)
• Hospital discharge records (National Hospital Discharge Survey)
• Government records showing amounts spent on Medicare and Medicaid
• Insurance company records
• Censuses
• Death investigations by coroners and medical examiners
• Surveillance by public health departments and universities
• Reports from clinics, hospitals, doctors, and other healthcare practitioners by the Centers for Disease Control and other health-related agencies
• Sampling and surveys by the National Center for Health Statistics and other agencies
• Disease registries
• Interviews

Questions? 

For assistance developing your research strategies, or finding resources for your topic, or any other questions, please contact public health specialists:

Alex Carroll, ajcarrol@umd.edu, Full Directory Info. Links to an external site.

Judy Markowitz, judym@umd.edu. Full Directory Info.  Links to an external site.