Many U.S. Government agencies produce publications dealing with health and other medical subjects. These publications are available in paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, and the Internet. Subject headings you can use to search for such documents in the Library Catalog include:

The principal index for U.S. Govt. documents is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is available online from 1994-present. U.S. Govt. publications can also be searched from 1976-present in the GPO Index on the Purdue Libraries web page.

A useful index for U.S. Govt. statistical publications is LexisNexis Statistical (Purdue users only) and the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 is a good index for congressional publications.

Federal and Indiana state legal and regulatory information sources covering health include:

U.S. Govt. publications on health in Purdue Libraries can be found in the HSSE and PNHS libraries as well as other campus libraries. These publications cover aspects of health as diverse as medical, economic, statistics, and government legislation and regulations. Examples of some useful U.S. Govt. publications on health include:

Environmental Health Perspectives PNHS MF HE 20.3559 & PNHS
615.705 Eh77

Congressional committees also produce a number of publications dealing with health
because they are responsible for funding federal health programs and overseeing the agencies administering these programs. Most of these publications are located in HSSE Library and committees producing health-related publications include:

Internet Sources

Increasing amounts of U.S. Govt. health information can also be found on the Internet A locally accessible link to government WWW sites is: www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ Other federal government health agency web
sites include:

Indiana state and local health agency websites include:

International government health agency websites include:

Selected Foreign Government Health Agencies: