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Center for Young Women’s Health
Provides health and development information for teen girls, parents, teachers, and healthcare professionals, along with resources on specific conditions, youth programs, and medical services.
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Centers for Disease Control
Provides credible health information, disease prevention resources, national health statistics, and guidance on public health issues and emergencies.
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CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, transportation, military, and other topics for 267 world entities, along with world maps and flags.
JSTOR
Provides access to more than 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary sources across a wide range of subjects for research and learning.
Military OneSource
Provides free resources and support for active duty, Guard, and Reserve service members and their families through the Department of Defense.
Prescriber’s Digital Reference
Provides trusted health and medication information to support prescribing decisions and patient care.
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Project Gutenberg
Provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles, with content dating back to 1975 or earlier.
PubMed
Provides more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature, including MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books, with links to available full-text content.
Science News
Provides continuously updated news and discoveries from the world of science.
Science.gov
Searches over 55 databases and 2,100 websites, providing access to authoritative U.S. government science information and research.
Sex, Etc.
Provides teens with accurate information about sexual health, relationships, pregnancy, STDs, birth control, sexual orientation, and more.
The Online Historical Newspapers
Provides links to online historical newspapers organized by county and city for genealogists, historians, and other researchers.