El Centro College Library: Fitness

Fitness, Health & Sports

Comprehensive Web Sites | News & Magazines | Nutrition

Databases

Health & Wellness Resource Center Tutorial

Like Health Reference Center but more consumer geared. Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. Includes an online dictionary, online medical encyclopedias that are great for basic medical information needed for Speech, English, or Health Occupations, drug information, and a directory of health organizations. The sidebar helps narrows down a broad topic. Limits to full-text and refereed publications.
Consumer Health Complete Tutorial or Tutorial

Includes medical reference books. Can be searched simultaneously with other databases.
CINAHL Tutorial (Basic) Tutorial (Advanced) Quick Guide

Can be searched simultaneously with other databases. Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. "Limits" to full-text and refereed publications. "Mark" articles for reformatting to print or to email. Allows truncation and other search options. Includes full text for: Nursing, Nursing Management, AORN, Surgical Technologist, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Applied Radiology, Orthopaedic Nursing, American Nurse, Journal of Cultural Diversity, Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health (JMCNH), Journal of Nursing Research, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, MEDSURG Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Standard, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Practice Nurse, RN and more!.

Includes indexing for: Surgical Technologist, Synergy, American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Echocardiography, Respiratory Care, Ultrasound Quarterly.
Health Reference Center
Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. Results bring back information from online medical dictionaries, medical encyclopedias and directories, followed by articles. "Limits" to full-text and refereed publications. "Mark" articles for reformatting to print or to email. Includes full text for: Radiologic Technology, AORN and more!
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Can be searched simultaneously with other databases.
Medopedia : Online Medical Encyclopedia
Alt Health Watch
Natural and Alternative Treatments

eBooks

Comprehensive Web Sites

Sports Reference
Historical and statistical sources of information on players, teams, and leagues.
American College of Sports Medicine

This site includes book citations, book chapters, and articles about the relationship between health and exercise and the evolution of exercise physiology. It is divided into two databases: Health and Physical Activity features more than 3,000 references, and Exercise Physiology cites more than 200. You can arrange citations by MLA, APA, Turabian, or Chicago. This is a good starting point for research on exercise.
ESPN
EveryRule: Rules and Etiquette
History of Women in Sports (Timeline)
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated Vault: Your Link to Sports History
Provides the history and culture of sports. Includes an index and digital archive to the contents of Sports Illustrated and its SI.com website. Features blogs, video, and a user generated sports encyclopedia.

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News & Magazines

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Nutrition

The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!

The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.

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