Databases
Databases and Other Resources
Resource Title |
Annotation | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| MassHEIS - Massachusetts Health and Environment Information System |
Web-based, interactive mapping tool that provides community access to health and environmental information about communities in Massachusetts. Access is freely available to all. |
Environmental Health |
| Maternal and Child Health Library |
MCH Library maintains several databases to collect, manage, and disseminate knowledge about maternal and child health (MCH). Access is freely available to all. |
Obstetrics |
 MD Consult |
MD Consult includes a number of electronic information resources (reference books, journals, practice guidelines, etc.) that meet the clinical content needs of physicians and other health care professionals. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| Medical Glossary.org | Access is freely available to all. | Dictionaries |
| Medical Heritage Library |
A digital curation collaborative among some of the world’s leading medical libraries. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| MedlinePlus |
Consumer health information on more than 700 topics provided by the National Library of Medicine. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| MEDLINE® (Ovid) |
Ovid's interface to the MEDLINE database provides access to bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4600 biomedical journals published in the United States and in 70 other countries. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
General Sites |
| MedPix™ |
Provided by the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. All public content is peer-reviewed. Some content is copyrighted and may not be copied or distributed without the author's permission. Access is freely available to all. |
Medicine |
| Medscape Reference (formerly eMedicine Medical Reference) |
"Medscape's Continually Updated Clinical Reference." Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| MedTerms Medical Dictionary | Access is freely available to all. | Dictionaries |
| MedTerms™ | Access is freely available to all. | Medicine |
| Merriam-Webster Online | Access is freely available to all. | Dictionaries |
| MICROMEDEX® |
MICROMEDEX provides access to drug information, drug interactions, dosing tools, toxicology information, patient handouts, acute care and reproductive risk databases. Access is restricted to UMMS/UMMHC workstations or by proxy service. |
Pharmacology |
| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) |
Contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries. Access is freely available to all. |
Public Health |
| Natality Request | Access is freely available to all. | Public Health |
| National Ag Safety Database (NASD) |
A national central repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury prevention materials for the agricultural community and especially for agricultural safety specialists. The database is maintained by the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center. Access is freely available to all. |
Agriculture |
| National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL): Health Literacy |
Comprehensive report of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. Publications and data files are also available. Published by the National Center for Education Statistics. Access is freely available to all. |
Health Literacy |
| National Center for Health Statistics |
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHS is the nation's principal health statistics agency, compiling statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. Access is freely available to all. |
Vital Statistics |
| National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) Publications |
Searchable database of all publications that have been published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authors within the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Access is freely available to all. |
Teratology |
| National Criminal Justice Reference Service | Access is freely available to all. | Jurisprudence |
| National Drug Code Directory | Access is freely available to all. | Pharmacology |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse |
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, the National Guideline Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Access is freely available to all. |
General Sites |
| National Human Genome Research Institute Statute and Legislation Database | Access is freely available to all. | Genetics |
 National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) |
Includes over twenty participating federal agencies. Access is freely available to all. |
Environmental Health |
| National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism Library | Access is freely available to all. | Jurisprudence |