HEALTH SCIENCES

Contents: 

Finding Books

Books on health and wellness can be found in the Library of Congress classifications denoted below:

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Ref GV 429 .A45 1992
ACSM's Health/fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. Neil Sol and Carl Foster, editors.
The published standards and guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Ref GV 558 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Sports Science. John Zumerchik, ed.
2 vols. Divided into two parts. The first part deals with individual sports, including historical information and science concepts relevant to each sport. The second part deals with the physiology of sport: how the body works under stress, what type of damage might be incurred in certain sports, and how injuries can be prevented.

Ref GV 706.3 .B47 1994
Sports Ethics: A Reference Handbook. Lawrence H. Berlow.
"This book attempts to provide a guide to sports ethics by presenting some of the major questions in sports, and then by providing varied resources and documents for further examination." (Preface)

Ref GV 709 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America. Carole A. Oglesby, et al., eds.
Over 140 biographies of American women athletes and descriptions of the sports with which they are associated.

Ref QP11 .E53 1991
Encyclopedia of Human Biology. Renato Dulbecco, ed.
8 vols. Strives to present a complete overview of the current state of contemporary human biology. Intended for readers with a background in science, from undergraduates to scientists. Signed articles with glossaries and bibliographies. Index volume has extensive subject index as well as an index of related titles.

Ref R121 .O88 1986
The Oxford Companion to Medicine. John Walton et al., eds.
2 vols. Encyclopedia of medical terminology, biographical entries, and essays on "disciplines, specialties, and topics affecting the practice of medicine in the broadest sense." Intended for health professionals and interested laypersons.

Ref R121 .S8 1982
Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Comprehensive standard medical dictionary. Intended for students and professionals in all the life sciences. Medical entomology section and a subentry section of adjectives or other descriptive words. Over 10,000 entries were added or revised for this edition.

Ref R121 .W357 1986
Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
Straight-forward pronunciations and definitions for the terminology of medicine. Intended for medical professionals and patients.

Ref RA776 .W436 1991
The Wellness Encyclopedia : The Comprehensive Family Resource for Safeguarding Health and Preventing Illness.
From the editors of the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter. Focuses on "tomorrow’s health, rather than today’s illness." Organized in five parts: longevity, nutrition, exercise, self-care, and environment and safety.

Ref RA781 .I48 1988
Exercise, Fitness, and Health : A Consensus of Current Knowledge. Claude Bouchard et al., eds.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Exercise, Fitness, and Health held May 29–June 3, 1988 in Toronto, Canada. "The objectives of this conference were (a) to review the current status of our knowledge concerning the relationships among exercise, fitness, and health and (b) to develop consensus statements defining our understanding of these relationships."

Ref RA784 .T88x
Nutrition and Health Encyclopedia. Tver and Russell.
Covers various aspects of nutrition, including physiology, food, and nutritional diseases. Brief articles and definitions.

Ref RA790.5 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Howard S. Friedman, ed.
3 vols. Comprehensive overviews of mental health topics, each with outline, glossary, cross-references, and a bibliography. Intended for college students through clinicians. Subject index is provided.

Ref RC41 .G35 1999
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Olendorf et al., eds.
5 vols. A "one-stop source for medical information on nearly 1,500 common medical disorders, conditions, tests, and treatments. . . . fills the gap between basic consumer health resources, such as single-volume family medical guides, and highly technical professional materials." Each article has glossary of key terms, cross-references, and resources for further study. An extensive index can be found in volume 5.

Ref RC81 .A2 M492 1996
The Medical Advisor: The Complete Guide to Alternative & Conventional Treatments.
By the editors of Time-Life Books. Several hundred ailments are covered. Entries include symptoms, causes, and conventional and alternative treatment options.

Handbooks

Oversize Collection GV481 .H734 1997
Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook. Howley and Franks.
Written for current and future health fitness instructors and personal fitness trainers.

Oversize Collection GV 546 .F54x 1997
Designing Resistance Training Programs, 2nd ed. Fleck and Kraemer.
Organized in three parts: (1) the major principles and biological bases for resistance training, (2) information necessary for designing optimal resistance training, and (3) resistance training for special populations.

Oversize Collection GV 709.3 .S646 1995
Sports and Exercise for Children with Chronic Health Conditions. Barry Goldberg, ed.
Intended as a "comprehensive set of guidelines for how children with chronic health conditions can participate in sports and exercise."

Oversize Collection GV 711.5 .E88 2000
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 2nd ed. Baechle and Earle, eds.
Intended as a textbook for those students preparing for careers in strength training and conditioning and as a reference source for those professionals involved in training athletes.

Oversize Collection GV 713 .C66 1998
Contemporary Sport Management. Janet B. Parks et al., eds.
Containing 21 chapters by 26 authors, this book is designed to orient beginning students to the academic and professional field of sport management, providing an overview of such, rather than detailed instructions about how to manage sports programs. See publisher’s web site for more resources: http://www.humankinetics.com/ 

Ref QR 46 .M425 1999
Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 7th ed. Patrick R. Murray, editor in chief.
Intended to guide clinical microbiologists in the selection, performance, and interpretation of laboratory procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Research Guides

Ref R 119.9 .H39 2000
Health Care Resources on the Internet. M. Sandra Wood, ed.
Intended as an introduction to finding quality health care resources on the Internet. Emphasizes how to search effectively as well as provides annotated lists of recommended Web sites.

R850 .B365 1994
Conducting and Reading Research in Health and Human Performance. Baumgartner and Strong.
Organized in four parts: the research process, types of research, data analysis, and the research report. Provides background for reading research with understanding as well as conducting research.

RC 1210 .H9 1996
Interpreting Research in Sport and Exercise Science. Hyllegard, Randy, Dale P. Mood, and James R. Morrow, Jr.
"This textbook is designed to prepare students in the field of sport and exercise sciences to read and interpret research reports effectively." (Preface)

Atlases

Ref QM 25 .N46 1989
Atlas of Human Anatomy. Frank H. Netter.
A fine color atlas of gross anatomy by one of the foremost medical illustrators of the 20th century.

Ref RC113.2 S76 2000
Atlas of Infectious Diseases. Stone and Gorbach.
Photographs of infections diseases with annotations and tables to aid in differential diagnosis.

Ref RL81 .C665 2000
Color Atlas of Dermatology, 2nd ed. Jeffrey P. Callen et al.
A collection of annotated color photographs of skin diseases arranged by morphology, configuration, and distribution.

Statistical Data

Ref HA 202 .S7x 2000
Statistical Abstract of the United States. (current edition)
Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau, the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. See particularly Section 2. Vital Statistics and Section 3. Health and Nutrition. Available online at http://www.census.gov/statab/www/ 

Ref RA407.3 .H415 2000
Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data, 2nd ed.
A compendium of health-related statistics for each county and metropolitan area of the United States.

Ref RA407.3 .S83x 1998
Statistical Record of Health & Medicine, 2nd ed. Arsen J. Darnay, ed.
A comprehensive compilation of national, state, and municipal health and medical statistics profiling health in the United States.

Citation Indexes & Databases

Online Databases:

For off-campus access, ask at reference desk in Rolfing Library.

Academic Search Premier Full-text: 1975–current. Provides full- text for over 4,700 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 8,200 journals in the collection.

ECO 1995–current. An OCLC collection of scholarly journals. Covers numerous subjects, including medicine. Abstracts and full-text articles.

HealthInfo Health and Wellness Information. Provides full-text documents drawn from medical and consumer periodicals, health newsletters, reference books, referral information, topical overviews, and pamphlets.

Health Source: Consumer Edition Provides full text for over 270 health periodicals, over 1,100 health pamphlets, and 20 health reference books.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Provides full text for 480 scholarly journals, and indexing and abstracting for over 510 journals.

Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe Citation and Full-Text for articles in the areas of News, Business, Legal, Medical and General Reference.

MEDLINE All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. 1966 to present.

Wilson Select Plus 1994–current. Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.

Print Indexes:

Index Table GV201 .P534
Physical Education Index. 1984–current.
Covers dance, health, physical therapy, recreation, sports, and sports medicine.

Index Table Q1 .G64x
General Science Index. 1978–1999.
Cumulative subject index to English language periodicals from numerous fields of science, including biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and physiology.

Index Table S1 .B56x
Biological & Agricultural Index. 1974–2000.
Cumulative subject index to English language periodicals from various fields of science and agriculture. Some overlap in coverage with the General Science Index.

Periodicals in Rolfing Library

Selected periodical titles in the fields of health sciences and sports medicine include:

Web Sites

Federal and State Government Sites:

U.S. National Institutes of Health
See particularly the extensive sections on Health Information and Scientific Resources.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

U.S. National Library of Medicine
The world’s largest medical library. Free access to MEDLINE/PubMed and MEDLINEplus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Illinois Department of Public Health
Includes a variety of health statistics, as well as health fact sheets, an a-z topics list, and other online publications.
http://www.idph.state.il.us/

Reference Sites:

The Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Resources
A searchable directory of Internet sites devoted to health/medical topics.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00/

The Internet Public Library: Fitness & Exercise Resources
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48472

Scholarly Sports Sites
"brings together the websites which will assist the serious sports researcher, kinesiology librarian, sport information specialist, college/ university student and faculty." International in coverage.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/ssportsite/ 

The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section (CAPHIS) of the Medical Library Association’s top 100 "Web Sites You Can Trust."
From general sites to those specific to women, men, children, and seniors.
http://www.caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/

The Merck Manual of Medical Information–Home Edition
A consumer-accessible edition of the standard reference manual, available in interactive multimedia and text-based versions.
http://www.merckhomeedition.com/

The Rush World Book Medical Encyclopedia
An online medical encyclopedia searchable by symptom, age, topic, or alphabetically. Also has collection of photographs and videos about common health issues.
http://www.rush.edu/worldbook/

Certification:

National Athletic Trainers’ Association
http://www.nata.org/main.htm 

TIU Sites:

TIU Health Sciences Department
http://www.tiu.edu/science/health/

TIU School of Human Performance & Wellness
http://www.tiu.edu/hpw/

Rolfing Memorial Library
Trinity International University
December 2001