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Community Health: Finding reference sources and books

This guide provides starting points for your Community Health research.

Library catalog

Find books and reference sources related to community health using the library catalog. Try broad search terms such as community health, public health, and global health or search for a specific topic such as chronic disease prevention, gun violence, or health equity.

Electronic books

If you use the catalog, some of the items listed will be electronic books (e-books).

You will know if it is an e-book, if there is a bold 'E' next to "Format" in the record. To access and read the book, click on "Click to View" or the URL provided at the bottom of the record.

Browsing for books and reference sources

The TCC Library arranges books by Library of Congress call numbers (call numbers are arranged alphabetically on the shelf). Below are the major sections for Medicine. As a librarian if you help finding any of these sections of the library.

Subclass R – Medicine (General)
Subclass RA – Public aspects of medicine
Subclass RB – Pathology
Subclass RC – Internal medicine
Subclass RD – Surgery
Subclass RE – Ophthalmology
Subclass RF – Otorhinolaryngology
Subclass RG – Gynecology and Obstetrics
Subclass RJ – Pediatrics
Subclass RK – Dentistry
Subclass RL – Dermatology
Subclass RM – Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subclass RS – Pharmacy and materia medica
Subclass RT – Nursing
Subclass RV – Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic medicine
Subclass RX – Homeopathy
Subclass RZ – Other systems of medicine

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