Public Health: Government Documents

City of Saskatoon Open Data

City of Saskatoon Open Data Catalogue (BETA)
This portal contains a number of open datasets related to leisure, transit, administration, and more.

Canada

Health Canada - Reports and Publications
Federal body responsible for healthcare in Canada. Extensive resources on a variety of public health topics.

Canada Commons
A collection of monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups
License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for their occasional use, for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.

Public Health Agency of Canada
Agency 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.
License Information: This is a Saskatchewan Multi-type Database Licensing Project (MDLP) license. There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to walk-in users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.

United States

GPO catalogue search
GPO 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.
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Over 200 systematic reviews have been completed on topics such as physical activity, nutrition, and vaccines. Note: Many of the reviews are also published in various scientific journals.

International

European Commission Public Health
The portal to Europe's public health information. Includes key documents, press reports, videos, events, projects and more.
World Health Organization
Organization responsible for health under the leadership of the UN. Specific focus on global health issues.