Research Guides: Health and Fitness: Online Resources

Direct Database Links

Consumer Health Database (opens in new window)
Magazines and journals covering consumer health topics such as sports injuries, women's health, food and nutrition, midwifery, eye care, and dentistry.
Health & Medical Collection (opens in new window)
Clinical research plus consumer and health administration titles.
Visible Body
A comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body

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Go to a complete list of Wake Tech's databases.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Physical Activity (opens in new window)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website provides reliable health information on a variety of topics.
N.C. State Center for Health Statistics (opens in new window)
N.C. State Center for Health Statistics gathers and maintains a comprehensive collection of health-related statistics.
Healthfinder.gov: Get Active (opens in new window)
This site is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides information and tools for keeping healthy.
Medline Plus: Exercise and Physical Fitness (opens in new window)
Medline Plus, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, provides current information about health and wellness issues.
PubMed (opens in new window)
PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

To access library databases when you are not on campus, use your Blackboard username and password.