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2 - 1 - 1 | InfoLINK United Way's InfoLINK is the only comprehensive information and referral service in Wayne and Holmes Counties.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Alt HealthWatch (EBSCOhost) This alternative health database provides full text for more than 140 publications in the collection, including full text for many peer-reviewed journals. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.

Cancer (Salem Health) Coverage includes diseases, conditions, medications, procedures, specialists, social issues, personal coping tips, print and online academic resources, and support resources. Remote users click here.

Discovering Collection (K - 12) (© The Gale Group) -- This cross-curricular reference resource combines thousands of biographies, topical overviews, and critical analyses in the subjects of History, Science and Literature in a single database that supports classroom learning.

EBSCOhost Databases (Search all EBSCO databases) Academic Search Premier, Alt Health Watch, Animals, Business Source Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Computer Source: Consumer Edition, ERIC, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing & Academic, Humanities Internation Index, Lexi-PALS Drug Guide, MAS FullTEXT Ultra, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, Professional Development Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection, Regional Business News, Religion & Philosophy Collection, Sociological Collection, TOPICsearch and Vocational Search & Career Collection.

Food Enviornment Atlas Published by the USDA’s Economics Research Service, the Food Environment Atlas provides food, health, and demographic information down to the county level. The Atlas assembles statistics on three broad categories of food environment factors: Food Choices—Indicators of the community’s access to and acquisition of healthy, affordable food, such as: access and proximity to a grocery store; number of foodstores and restaurants; expenditures on fast foods; food and nutrition assistance program participation; quantities of foods eaten; food prices; food taxes; and availability of local foods Health and Well-Being—Indicators of the community’s success in maintaining healthy diets, such as: food insecurity; diabetes and obesity rates; and physical activity levels Community Characteristics—Indicators of community characteristics that might influence the food environment, such as: demographic composition; income and poverty; population loss; metro-nonmetro status; natural amenities; and recreation and fitness centers

General Reference Center Gold General interest database of full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers.

Genetics & Inherited Conditions (Salem Press) This A-Z encyclopedia arranged 455 essays on all aspects of genetics-- diseases, biology, techniques and methodologies, genetic engineering, biotechnology, ethics, and social issues.

Health and Wellness Resource Center This database is an in-depth, user-friendly resource that provides access to health and wellness information from authoritative medical sources. It is designed to be a one-stop resource for health research and includes information from magazines, pamphlets, journals, and Web sites. There are 879 indexed sources, of which 662 are full text.

Health Information | National Institutes of Health The nation's medical agency provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Health Source: Nursing / Academic Education (EBSCOhost) This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Updated daily.

LearningExpress Library LearningExpress Library provides an interactive online collection of practice tests and tutorial courses to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Tests include: GED Prep, College Prep including SAT and ACT, Grad School Entrance, Military, Nursing, Allied Healthcare, Commercial Driver's License, Real Estate, Law Enforcement, US Citizenship, Civil Service and much more! First time users click on the New User button to register. Returning users click on Returning User button.

Magill's Medical Guide Magill's Medical Guide Magill’s Medical Guide have been glowingly reviewed by every major reference reviewer. It is a staple in high school, college, public and medical school libraries. The Guide is a perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. Remote users click here.

Medline (® U.S. National Library of Medicine) -- The National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Contains bibliographic citations (e.g., authors, title, and journal reference) and author abstracts from over 3,900 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 foreign countries during the current four years. Contains over 9 million records dating back to 1966.

Medline Plus | National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus provides authoritative information fromt he National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies and health-related organizations. This database includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and the latest health news. Updated daily.

NetWellness (© University of Cincinnati) -- Includes periodicals (indexing to over 150 titles with selective indexing and full text of health-related articles from over 2500 general interest periodicals), pamphlets (full text coverage of over 500 medical education pamphlets) and reference books (full text coverage of Mosby's Medical Dictionary, The People's Book of Medical Texts, Oryx Press Consumer Health Information Source Book, USPDI Drug Information in Lay Language, and Columbia University Complete Home Medical Guide.

Psychology & Mental Health (Salem Health) The new encyclopedia covers not only the history of the field and the core aspects of behaviorism, cognitive psychology, and psychoanalytic but also diagnoses, disorders, treatments, tests, notable people, and issues, including many popular concept. Entries range from one to eight pages in length.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost) This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. Updated monthly.

Salem Health Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works.

State Academies of Science Abstracts A source of records on new species, range extensions, and threatened and endangered species. From agriculture to medicine, chemistry to zoology, the service indexes more than 50 years of journals for most states.

Student Research Center (Grades 6 - 12) (EBSCOhost) -- EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.