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Disease and Epidemiology Information Sources (State and Federal)

Publications and websites from the U.S. and Louisiana governments that deal with diseases and epidemiology.

US Journals

Emerging Infectious Diseases -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes this monthly, open access journal. More information about the journal can be found here.

Environmental Health Perspectives or RA 565.A1E13 [bound] -- HE 20.3559:vol/no [fiche] -- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services support the publication of this monthly, peer-reviewed journal. More information about the journal can be found here.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute or RC 261 .U47 [bound] -- Docs. Film 1358 [microfilm] -- This peer-reviewed journal publishes information about cancer and cancer research. More information about the journal can be found here.

Preventing Chronic Disease -- The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion established this peer-reviewed, electronic journal. More information about the journal can be found here.

Public Health Reports or RA 11 .B17 [bound] -- Docs. Film 963 [microfilm] --This peer-reviewed, bi-monthly journal comes from the U.S. Public Health Service and the U.S. Surgeon General. More information about the journal can be found here.

Accessing Articles

Many articles from these journals can be accessed for free online. However, some articles will not be available for various reasons.

If you have difficulty locating or accessing articles, please contact me or another librarian.