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PubMed
Database of biomedical literature covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, biology, and public health.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1957-present
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Nursing and health sciences journals, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings with full text of many journals
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1982-present
Global Health
A public health database that provides information on international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
ProQuest Healthcare Administration Database
Journal and dissertation research supporting professional healthcare management and healthcare administration.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
PsycInfo
Database from the American Psychological Association covering the academic research and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines (medicine, education, social work, etc.).
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
Coverage: 1887 - Present
Scopus
Large interdisciplinary database with biomedical, social science, engineering and other research with links to full text and citation counts.
Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

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Evidence Repositories

These sites provide collections of evidence-based public health interventions, programs, and practices. They are intended for public health workers, practitioners, and researchers.

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development
[Program deprecated in 2024] Searchable registry of scientifically proven and scalable interventions that promote healthyyouth development.
Campbell Collaboration
Systematic reviews in the social sciences.
The Community Guide
A collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). Identifies evidence-based interventions to improve health and prevent disease in the U.S.
Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP)
Searchable database of evidence-based cancer control programs for public health workers
Healthy People 2030’s Evidence-Based Resources
Evidence-based resources aligned with the Healthy People 2030 initiative, organized by topic.
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Program repository for health department staff, including toolboxes, publications, and model practices.
NICE (UK National Institute for Health Care Excellence)
Evidence-based recommendations developed by independent committees, including professionals and lay members, and consulted on by stakeholders in the UK.
RAND Public Health Publications
Nonprofit RAND conducts research on public health issues including disaster preparedness and recovery; infectious diseases; screening for and prevention of chronic diseases; and ways to strengthen the public health infrastructure.
SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center
A collection of scientifically-based resources for a range of audiences, including Treatment Improvement Protocols, toolkits, resource guides, clinical practice guidelines, and other science-based resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Social Programs that Work
Social policy-focused programs with credible evidence from well-conducted RCTs of important effects on people’s lives
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts that makes evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.
What Works for Health | County Health Rankings
Tool to find policies and programs that are a good fit for a community's priorities from County Health Rankings.