Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Public Health
What is Veterinary Public Health?
Veterinary public health was defined at a 1999 conference convened by the World Health Organization of the United Nations as "The contributions to the physical, mental and social well being of humans through an understanding and application of veterinary science".
Veterinary Public Health Databases
- Public Health DatabaseProvides access to the core public health literature from journals, dissertations, videos, and more. Current newspaper articles are also included to provide access to breaking news in public health, such as pandemics and disaster preparedness.
Formerly ProQuest Public Health. - Global Health
A bibliographic database covering information related to human health and communicable diseases. It brings together the resources of two internationally renowned databases - the Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PHTM) database, previously produced by the Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases (BHTD), and the human health and diseases information extracted from CAB ABSTRACTS. Formerly known as CAB Health.
- MEDLINE: Ovid MEDLINE
Major bibliographic database for clinical medicine, including: internal medicine, general medicine, primary care, family medicine, and general practice, as well as: veterinary medicine, nursing, allied health, dentistry, and pre-clinical sciences.
Access Note: Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10 will not be supported after December 31, 2018. - PubMed
Index and abstract database covering the fields of "medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences. It includes access to MEDLINE and to citations for selected articles in life science journals not included in MEDLINE. ..[It] also provides access to additional relevant Web sites and links to the other NCBI molecular biology resources."
Access Note: As of July 2021, in order to access your personal MyNCBI account for saved search strategies, etc. you must authenticate via third-party Multi-Factor-Authentication. Please use the link below to choose which third-party option is best for you.
https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/my-ncbi-login-transition-tips/#choosing. If you just wish to search PubMed for locating resources then no further login is required. - ScopusA very large abstract and index database of research literature and quality web sources covering the science, technology, and medicine (STM), and social sciences.
- CABI: CAB Abstracts & CAB Abstracts ArchiveIndex and abstract database to agriculture, forestry, and biosciences literature, including: journals, books, conference proceedings, reports, and patents. Includes literature from over 140 countries in more than 40 languages. Part of the Web of Knowledge.
One Health
One Health is an initiative to " better understand and address the contemporary health issues created by the convergence of human, animal, and environmental domains ..." (American Veterinary Medical Association, Exe. Summary).
For more information on One Health, please consult the One Health Research Guide or contact the Veterinary Medicine Liaison Librarian.
Free Relevant Public Health Databases
- TOXNET - New Locations for TOXNET ContentTOXNET was retired in Dec. 2019. Most content will remain available through other NLM databases as well as from external websites.
- The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) - Animal Health in the WorldOIE's overview of International Animal Health, its approach, and involvement and activities in animal health.