Section 1: Finding Articles

A free, limited, online version of EndNote. EndNote Basic gives you the tools for learning how to do research, cite sources, write term papers, and even match your manuscript to a scientific journal.

A free reference manager and academic social network to help you keep track of your research and collaborate. Mendeley can be used as a web-based application or as a desktop program.

A free, easy-to-use program and browser extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. Zotero can extract references from online articles and sites.

Search food service establishments by county or name.

Current statistics from the Department of Health on a wide range of medical topics.

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

A federal agency supporting medical research.

Agency responsible for regulating the safety of food, drugs, cosmetics, and other consumables.

A medical library under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

An official government website with information about HIV and AIDS.

HIVinfo.nih.gov offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.

A series of publications from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on reports from state health departments.

A government agency for cancer research, the largest in the country.

A division of the United States Department of Agriculture focused on dietary guidance based on scientific research.

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) work together to update and release the Dietary Guidelines for Americans every five years. Each edition of the Dietary Guidelines reflects the current body of nutrition science.

The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) includes full label derived information from dietary supplement products marketed in the U.S. with a web-based user interface that provides ready access to label information.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serve important roles in ensuring food safety in the United States.

A commission responsible for ensuring the safety of meat, poultry, and processed egg products, part of the United States Department of Agriculture.

A website maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture, hosting an array of information on diet and exercise.

The staff at Nutrition Evidence Systematic Review (NESR), formerly the Nutrition Evidence Library (NEL), specializes in conducting food- and nutrition-related systematic reviews. These reviews are research projects that answer important public health questions by evaluating the scientific evidence on topics relevant to Federal policy and programs.

From the National Library of Medicine, this website enables easy and instantaneous lookup of drug information.

An organization researching alcohol use and its relation to health.

Under the National Institutes of Health, this organization researches drug abuse and addiction.

PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). … Since the launch in 2004, PubChem has become a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public.

Information about mental health and mental health resources from the Department of Health and Human Services.

A resource for consumer-focused health information maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Healthy People identifies public health priorities to help individuals, organizations, and communities across the United States improve health and well-being.

Our mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish. Anywhere, anytime, on any device—for free.

Find & compare nursing homes, hospitals & other providers near you.

A bureau aimed at improving healthcare in underserved communities, part of the Health Resources & Services Administration.

An agency responsible for reviewing workplace safety and health disputes between affected parties and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system.

FastStats provides statistics on topics of public health importance in the United States, including obesity, smoking, births, and deaths. You can also find marriage and divorce statistics.

The Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research, maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, manages nearly 20 collections of public-use data for U.S. births, deaths, cancer diagnoses, tuberculosis cases, vaccinations, environmental exposures, and population estimates, among many other topics.

A database of clinical studies conducted in over two hundred countries.

A division of the National Library of Medicine focused on molecular biology and biomedical research.

A collection of national health statistics.

A division of the National Institutes of Health, this organization focuses on clinical research, basic research, and training.

An open-access database of peer-reviewed medical literature.

Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.

Research based on complete, three-dimensional representations of the human body.

An open-access, peer-reviewed journal focused on environmental health, published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere.

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.