Electronic Databases
Many of the databases listed below are for use by UW-P students, faculty and staff only. For information on using databases from off campus, please see the Guide for Off-campus users or Service to Distance Education Students.
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Print Indexes
The print indexes are available on the main floor of the Karrmann Library. Ask at Reference Desk for exact location.
- Completed Reseach in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Physical Education Index
Electronic Magazines/Journals
- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
Comprehensive Sites on Physical Education and Health
Health
- Achoo Healthcare Online It provides information resources for the medical community including directories, news, site of the week.
- Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health SourcesThis site points to other sites. This site has received many kudos.
- Healthfinder This is a gateway site developed and maintained by the U.S. Government's DHHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. It is a site with an extensive searchable database of reliable online health publications, clearinghouses, Web sites, government agencies and other consumer health information.
- HealthGate This site is for patients, nurses, and physicians. It provides access to press articles updated daily, "wellness" topics, and the Health Living Magazine.
- HealthWeb This site provides organized and evaluated links to health information selected by informational professionals at leading academic medical centers located in the Midwest, including the Mayo Clinic, the Medical College of Wisconsin, among others.
- InteliHealth Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medical Center, this site links to medical dictionary information, medical organizations, and medical topics in the news.
- Nutrition Navigator: a Rating Guide to Nutrition Website Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy provides this site of reviewed nutrition sites for educators, health professionals, and consumers.
Physical Education
Related Sites at UW-Platteville/Karrmann Library
Physical Education and Health at UW-Platteville
- The Physical Education and Health Program is a component of the School of Education. The office is located in 110 Williams Fieldhouse and the program coordinator is Dr. Colleen McCabe. For a listing of courses or for more information on this program, please call Marilyn McFall at (608) 342-1573.
- Regina Pauly is the Karrmann Library's liaison to the School of Education. Contact Regina at (608) 342-1099 for individualized consultations and/or library instruction sessions. Her e-mail address is paulyr@uwplatt.edu.