Community Health & Epidemiology: Government Documents

Finding Government Documents

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
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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.
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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.

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!