Day: March 16, 2010

A common question is: “How do I find environmental articles from journals that are not in PubMed?”

One good resource to try is GreenFILE, a free database from EBSCO, which includes citations in the environmental sciences including: ecology, environmental health, environmental planning, environmental chemistry, environmental law, and related disciplines. EBSCO states, “Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.” GreenFILE provides indexing access to both general interest and scholarly titles, along with
government reports and other documents.

GreenFILE is available at http://www.greeninfoonline.com and is linked from the Public Health Library’s OEHHA home page under “Key Resources”.

This 5-minute group physical activity break for meetings and events was developed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and UCLA’s School of Public Health to encourage regular physical activity participation in the workplace. This fun, low-impact group activity, for use at meetings and events or with work groups, supports group participation with simple aerobic dance/calisthenic movements done to music. Lift Off! was specifically designed to accommodates all shapes, sizes and abilities and is appropriate for large or small groups. Check it out at:

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/event_details.php?webcastid=19296

Note: This requires RealPlayer on your computer.

The Public Health Library has the following new books available:

1. A community guide to environmental health. By Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem. Berkeley, CA: Hesperian Foundation, 2008. Call number: RA566 .C666 2008.

2. Nanotoxicity : from in vivo and in vitro models to health risks. By Saura C Sahu and Daniel Casciano. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley, 2009. Call number: RA1270.N36 N357 2009. 

3. Environmental and human health impacts of nanotechnology. By Jamie R Lead and Emma Smith. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley, 2009. Call number: TD196.N36 E58 2009.

4. Expert forecast on emerging chemical risks related to occupational safety and health. By Emmanuelle Brun, et al. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009. Call number: HD7694.5 .E98 2009.

5. Review of the federal strategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health, and safety research. By National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials.; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.; National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2009. Call number: T174.7 .N383 2009.

Please note that these books are only a small selection of what is newly available. If you are interested in checking out any book(s), submit a request using our online form below and we will mail the book(s) to you.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/BookReq.html

If you do not currently possess a UC Berkeley library card, you will need to apply for one before we can check out a book to you. The application form is at:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/oehha/libcardappl.html