Please see our Health & Human Performance Databases for content specific to this area.
Databases are collections of content, such as journals, articles, and more. Review the description of the database contents in order to select the "best" database for your project. You may see multiple databases with the same name, but they are not duplicates. They contain content from different vendors.
One of the great things about database searches is that it will populate related search terms as you type in the search box. Take advantage of those suggestions to broaden or narrow your search. We also recommend using the "Full Text" filter. This will update your results to show complete items and remove results that are just abstracts or descriptions of a full article that isn't available.
Here are some more databases which may help you find information you are looking for, also look at other Subject Guides to find multidisciplinary resources.
Find biographies and related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers on both contemporary and historical figures. Search by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.
Find journal articles, books, reports, and other current and historical publications related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Includes all issues of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography. Some full-text available.
Find journal articles, conference papers, and books in the field of education. Coverage includes all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Some full-text available.
Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
Access the worlds leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examine proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions.
Dates of Coverage: 1987-Present
Covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research, spanning from 1972 and earlier to present. Areas of study supported include sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.
Journals are regularly published (annually, monthly, quarterly) collections of scholarly and creative articles. They are typically peer-reviewed, meaning they are evaluated, critiqued, and edited prior to publication. The Search@UW Library Catalog and many of the Databases in the A-Z list can aid you searching for and locating articles from journals.
We have online access to thousands of journals for the area of Health and Human Performance under Health & Biological Sciences. Check out the journals in our catalog's Human Anatomy & Physiology, Sports Medicine, and Public Health sub-genres. This is just a sample of the sub-genres. Drill down, when possible, to find more topics.
The following are examples of available Health & Human Performance journals. These selections were included because they cover a range of health and human performance topics.
These are some other resources in Health and Human Performance freely available on the Web:
