Subject Guides: KPE 425: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (McNulty): Home

Journals of Note

American Journal of Health Promotion
Publishes research about health promotion and disease prevention, primarily related to the United States. Requires login with UMaine account.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Documents
Provides access to CDC documents about various diseases and disease prevention. Requires login with UMaine account.
Health Promotion Practice
Publishes articles related to the promotion of healthy behaviors and the prevention of illness. Requires login with UMaine account.
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education
Deals with health education and promotion of healthy behaviors around the world. Requires login with UMaine account.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is a United States federal agency that deals with protecting public health and safety by preventing and controlling disease. CDC data about disease and illness are made available here.
Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic is a medical treatment and research facility that provides health and health research information.
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau provides access to demographic information about the United States.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is a United States federal agency that focuses on biomedical and health-related research and provides access to health information.
States and Territories
To find the government website for an individual state, select that state from the dropdown list and click "Go." Then click on the state's official name to visit its state government website.

Medline
Indexes journals containing material dealing with clinical and administrative medicine. Requires login with UMaine account.
PubMed
U.S. National Library of Medicine; affiliated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Covers medical and some life science journals. Compiles citations; some citation sources may need to be accessed from a UMaine account.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides access to journals dealing with public policy and political science. Requires login with UMaine account.

Sports Medicine and Education Index
Contains journals about many aspects of physical education including coaching, sports medicine, and kinesiology; formerly known as Physical Education Index. Requires login with UMaine account.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a digital library containing journals, books, and primary sources in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Very recent articles may not be accessible, but this is one of the best databases to check for older materials. Requires login with UMaine account.
Google Scholar
Follow the directions on the guide to set up access to Fogler full text journal articles.

Cochrane Library
Systematic reviews assessing healthcare interventions: medications, surgery, education, etc. Supports evidence-based practice.