Databases & Subject Guides: Public Health: Other Resources

Main Library & McBay Science Library

Public Health Writing Guide via Boston University School of Public Health

Grants & Funding Resources

Pivot
Grant-funding database from UGA. UGA MyID required for use.

Pivot is a grant-finding database funded by UGA's Office of the Vice President for Research which makes identifying potential funding sources much easier. Pivot is divided into two sections: Funding and Profiles. Funding allows searching and setting up alerts for funding opportunities, and Profiles allows you to "claim" your personal profile and update your information. You will need to create an account to use these features.

NIH Grants & Funding: Proposals/Grants/Contracts

MERCK Manual

Merck Manual
Standard medical handbooks of reliable, easy-to-use medical information.

The Merck Manuals have been standard medical reference sources for over 100 years providing detailed information on virtually all disorders, complete with discussion of symptoms and current therapy.
The publisher provides free access to three Merck Manuals: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th Centennial Edition--published 1999; The Home Edition providing medical information in everyday language; and The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, published 2000.

CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) free classes via NNLM

CHES credits via NNLM
A Competency-based Framework for Health Education Specialists – 2020
A 22-month practice analysis study to update, refine and validate the most current model of Health Education and Promotion professional practice, and its application to teaching and practice.

Translating the Evidence - Public Health Professionals

Nursing Experts: Translating the Evidence - Public Health Professionals
This guide is a tool for learning about evidence based practice and a portal to evidence based practice resources. The guide was developed with a primary audience of public health professionals but will be of interest to everyone interested in learning more about evidence based practice.
Take the Public Health Professionals Online Course
Provide 7 CEU credits

National CLAS Standards eCourse

Continuing Education: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Health Equity

Think Cultural Health CLAS Continuing Educaition eLearning Modules via HHS and OMH
Free, continuing education e-learning programs, each designed to help you provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS).
Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes eCourse for Community Health Workers
Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes is a free, online program that will teach you how to promote individual-level and community-level changes toward good health.
National CLAS Standards eCourse
Free Guide will help your organization communicate in a way that considers the cultural, health literacy, and language needs of your patients. two "tracks": one tailored for health care administrators and the other for health care providers (or those providing direct care and services)

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The guide does not offer continuing education credits nor a certificate of completion.

Public Health: Other Resources