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 Database
Provides 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.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
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.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
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.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
PubMed
Access note: PubMed is experiencing periodic disruptions in service due to ongoing US government policy development. If PubMed is not available, please try EuropePMC or OVID MEDLINE as alternate sources.

A free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.

This is an Open Access resource freely available on the Internet. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.To access full text, you must authenticate with your NSID.
Scopus
A very large abstract and index database of research literature and quality web sources covering the science, technology, and medicine (STM), and social sciences.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.
CABI: CAB Abstracts & CAB Abstracts Archive
Index 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.
Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and walk-in users, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and international copyright law.

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 Content
TOXNET 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 World
OIE's overview of International Animal Health, its approach, and involvement and activities in animal health.