Community Health & Epidemiology: Government Documents
Finding Government Documents
Canada
- Health Canada - Reports and PublicationsFederal body responsible for healthcare in Canada. Extensive resources on a variety of public health topics.
- Canada Commons : Canadian Books & Think TanksA collection of monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups
- Public Health Agency of CanadaAgency responsible for protecting Canadians through prevention of chronic diseases and injuries, public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks.
- Canadian Research Index (CRI)Catalogue of Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, regional, and local government publications.
- Government of Canada PublicationsThe Government of Canada Publications website is the access point to locate publications authored by Government of Canada departments.
United States
- GPO catalogue searchGPO Access: Catalogue of US government publications. Use Advaned Search to search by agency (e.g., Centers for Disease Control) or subject headings (e.g., Medical Subject Headings [MeSH])
- The Guide to Community Preventive Services:Overseen by the US Centers for Disease Control, The Task Force on Community Preventive Services examines the scientific evidence to develop guidelines on which community-based health promotion and disease prevention interventions work and which do not.
International
- European Commission Public HealthThe portal to Europe's public health information. Includes key documents, press reports, videos, events, projects and more.
- World Health OrganizationOrganization responsible for health under the leadership of the UN. Specific focus on global health issues.
Featured Resource
Check out this article on the impact of Canada's Health Promotion Survey. It is a recent winner of CIHR's Population and Public Health Research Milestones Initiative!
