Biology 150W Emerging Diseases

• Government Information Databases
• Federal Agency Sites
• State and Local Sites
• International

Government Information Databases

• LexisNexis Congressional
  Subject and keyword index for Congressional Committee publications including bills, bill status, and Congressional Record.. Also includes full text of laws passed, laws codified in the U.S. Code, and the regulations developed from the laws as published in the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations. Now also includes Congressional Research Service studies.  Good source for identifying issues and advocates in congressional hearing testimony.
• GPO Access
  Covers bills, bill status, laws, Congressional Record and committee publications with less thorough index coverage. Also includes the official version of the U.S. Code, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations.
• LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
  Indexes contents of more than 150 U.S. government agency periodicals from 1988 to present and offers links to web-based texts.
• LexisNexis Statistical
  Searches thousands of U.S. federal, U.S. state and international organization statistical publications. Tables Base Edition portion searches individual tables and offers full text. Searching abstracts may also lead to full text links.

Federal Agency Sites

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Protects the public health through provention and control of diseases. Serves as major source for statistical information on health topics.
• Food and Drug Administration
  Regulates safety and quality of food, human and animal drugs, biological products and medical devices. Responsible for approval of new drugs.
• National Institutes of Health
  Supports and conducts biomedical research and promotes distribution of medical knowledge.   
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  Sponsors research to understand, treat, and prevent a wide variety of infectious, allergic, and immunologic diseases.

State and Local Sites

• State and Local Government on the Net
  Offers a directory of links to thousands of state and local government agencies including state health agencies.
• State Legal Sources on the Web
  Offers state by state web links to legal sources in grid pattern. In most cases covers bills, laws, regulations, and executive orders. From University of Michigan Documents Center.
• Stateline.org
  News and data on major topics of state responsibility such as education and health. Sponsored by Pew Center on the States.

International

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  Speechs, publications, research projects and legal documents from the agency responsible for managing and controlling communicable diseases within the European area.
• European Influenza Surveillance Scheme
  Monitors flu developments in Europe, provides background information, FAQ, data, and prevention/control information.
• World Health Organization
  The United Nations specialized agency for health. Offers international perspective on disease threats and trend data.