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The following websites cover a variety of medical, scientific, reference, and educational topics. Browse the alphabetical list or search for terms that appear in the website descriptions.Browse
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The Library has 299 websites and
10 results for the letter "U".
- 1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Disasters and Emergencies
- Provider:DHHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- Keywords: consumer health , disaster , federal agencies , public health , U.S. Government , communicable diseases , bioterrorism , emergency preparedness
- Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disasters and Emergencies page covers specific types of natural and man-made disasters, and is a portal linking to information resources for citizens, health professionals, federal, state and local governments, and businesses.
- 2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Provider:United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Keywords: bioethics , biohazard , chemicals , consumer health , current events , federal agencies , government , healthcare , healthcare policy , law , nature , policy , public affairs , public health , toxins , U.S. Government , environmental , news
- Description: This website emphasizes the Environmental Protection Agency's pledge to "protect human health and the environment." The latest EPA news is featured here, but more importantly, the site provides numerous in-depth topic sections: acid rain, asbestos, global warming, hazardous waste, human health, oil spills, etc.. Click at upper right to read the EPA's website in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese or Korean. Some topics include links to the text of relevant laws and regulations.
- 3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Provider:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Keywords: animal , biohazard , chemicals , clinical trials , consumer health , drugs , federal agencies , general health , law , legal , licensing , products , public affairs , public health , research , toxicology , U.S. Government , veterinary medicine , wellness , environmental
- Description: The Food and Drug Administration states the main points of its very broad mission as: "...protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics and products that emit radiation." This website presents a large amount of useful consumer information and health-related news, as well as providing a public account of the FDA's many activities and efforts on behalf of the citizenry.
- 4. UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
- Provider:National Library of Medicine
- Keywords: informatics , medicine , NLM , subject headings , electronic health record
- Description: From the website: "The purpose of NLM's Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS) is to facilitate the development of computer systems that behave as if they "understand" the meaning of the language of biomedicine and health. To that end, NLM produces and distributes the UMLS Knowledge Sources (databases) and associated software tools (programs) for use by system developers in building or enhancing electronic information systems that create, process, retrieve, integrate, and/or aggregate biomedical and health data and information, as well as in informatics research."
- 5. UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
- Provider:United Nations
- Keywords: health statistics , public health , international , social services , health services , AIDS , population
- Description: This is the United Nations website devoted to the UN's and its partners' activities in response to the global AIDS epidemic and in support of its goal of halting and reversing the spread of AIDS by 2015. Information on care, support, testing, counseling, prevention, research, societal and cultural issues are to be found here, as well as free full text publications relating to all aspects of the epidemic.
- 6. UNESCO
- Provider:UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
- Keywords: astronomy , multicultural , multidisciplinary , natural sciences , social sciences , international , multilingual
- Description: This is the website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
- 7. UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
- Provider:United Nations
- Keywords: health statistics , health services , child
- Description: UNICEF is the division of the United Nations devoted to the health, welfare and human rights of children worldwide. Statistical information, treatment guidelines and policy documents are available here. The report, The State of the World's Children 2009, can be downloaded from the UNICEF website.
- 8. United Way Houston
- Provider:United Way Houston
- Keywords: disaster , women , workforce , jobs , social services , poverty , multilingual
- Description: The United Way supports the needy through its many sub-agencies and service centers in the Greater Houston area, all of which are listed here. Disaster recovery is one of the many needs addressed by this charity. United Way's 2-1-1- helpline can be dialed from the website, and emailing questions via the website is also an option.
- 9. User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web
- Provider:Medical Library Association
- Keywords: consumer health , education , ethics , internet , libraries , medicine , information literacy
- Description: This resource provides tips on how to judge whether a website purveying medical information is trustworthy and authoritative. It also presents links to high quality sources of such information. The guide "...outlines the collective wisdom of medical librarians who surf the web every day to discover quality information in support of clinical and scientific decision making by doctors, scientists, and other health practitioners responsible for the nation's health."
- 10. UT Health Science Center Houston Annual Operating Budget
- Provider:The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Keywords: business , public affairs , Texas , reports
- Description: This website provides the Annual Operating Budget Report for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for fiscal years 2004 to the present. General salary information is also included by school and department.
