ULibraries Research Guides: Global Health: Start Here

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Welcome to the Eccles Library Research Guide for global health. Start your search here, or find more resources in the tabs to the left.

GHJournal Search
Easy-to-use database that helps you find the right journal for global public health research.
International, Regional, and National Data Sets
University of Michigan compilation of global, regional, and national data sets that contain international statistics information.
Resources for Developing Country Researchers
Free or low-fee access to full-text peer-reviewed literature and indexes about specific countries. Compiled by the international Development Research Centre.
WHO global health information app
Updates from the World Health Organization on the latest news, feature stories, fact sheets, disease outbreak updates, and public health emergency information.
Cross Cultural Survey Guidelines
Best practices across multinational, multicultural, or multiregional survey design. Compiled by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.
World Values Survey
The series is designed to enable a crossnational comparison of values and norms on a wide variety of topics and to monitor changes in values and attitudes across the globe. A variety of questions on religion and morality were included. Data is currently available at ICPSR for 1981-1984, 1990-1993, 1995-1997, and 1999-2004.
Monitoring health for UN Sustainable Development Goals: World Health Statistics data visualizations dashboard (2016)
Visualizing data on regions/countries based on SDG #3, "Good Health and Well-Being."

PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 32 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text. Updated daily. Coverage may go back to 1940s and older.
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 5,400 journals indexed in CINAHL. Many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index contain full text with no embargo. 1937 to present.

The Lancet Global Health Portal
The Lancet articles, reports, podcasts and other information focusing on issues and trends in global health.
Hinari
Hinari Programme set up by WHO together with major publishers, enables low- and middle- income countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.

Travel Planning

U.S. Department of State
Consult the State Department's site for country specific information, travel alerts, and travel warnings
University of Utah Travel Health and Insurance
CDC's Travel Health Information
Passport, visa, and letter of affiliation
Register with the U.S. Embassy STEP Program
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Permission
Check with your advisor about IRB permission if you will be doing faculty-sponsored research. If research involves human subjects, apply for permission from the appropriate IRB at least 8 weeks before departure.
U.K. Government Advice to Women Travellers
Resilient Traveling: Managing Stress and Enhancing Your Experience Abroad
NYTimes Traveler's Guide to Taking a Smartphone Abroad

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