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Open Educational Resources by Subject: Public Health

A guide to free, open access books and other materials

Open Access Public Health Books

Below is a small sample of open access non-textbook books in public health. Others may be found by searching Directory of Open Access Books, National Academies Press, or Oapen.

Field Trials of Health Interventions: A Toolbox, 3rd ed (E-book) by Peter G. Smith (Editor); Richard H. Morrow (Editor); David A. Ross (Editor)
Call Number: E-book, click title to access
ISBN: 9780198732860
Publication Date: 2015
Leading people - managing organizations: Contemporary public health leadership (E-book) by Holsinger Jr., JW et al.
Call Number: E-book, click title to access
ISBN: 9782889197262
Publication Date: 2015

Public Health Consequences of e-cigarettes.

Open Access Public Health Textbooks

Clinical procedures for safer patient care (E-book) by Doyle, Glynda
Call Number: E-book, click title to access
Publication Date: 2015
Public Health Ethics (E-book) by Drue H. Barrett (Editor); Andreas Reis (Editor); Gail Bolan (Editor); Angus Dawson (Editor); Leonard W. Ortmann (Editor); Carla Saenz (Editor)
Call Number: E-book, click title to access
ISBN: 9783319238463
Publication Date: 2016

Videos and Images

Creative Commons: Search
Find OER (Open Professional Education Network)
Sources for openly licensed media (photo/image, video, audio/music, or general) as well as content (lectures, textbooks, video tutorials, courses).
Public Health Image Library (CDC)
The PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s pictures for use in reference, teaching, presentation, and public health. The images are mostly historical in nature.
TED.com
Non-profit created to spread ideas through inspiring talks, 18 minutes or less. Click on Watch to access curated playlists or to browse TedTalks.

Open Access Journals and Articles

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Other Educational Materials

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