Cardiorespiratory Sciences
About Respiratory Therapy
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - Respiratory TherapistsNature of the work, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and more.
- O*Net - Summary Report for Respiratory TherapistsOverview of tasks, equipment, knowledge base, skills, abilities, work context, education, work values, wages, and more.
Professional Associations
Useful Websites
National Library of Medicine's Library Guide on Health Statistics
The Health Statistics and Numerical Data subject guide includes some of the major sources of health and general statistics in the United States and a brief list of international resources.
NNLM's LibGuide for Health Literacy
Information from the National Library of Medicine about understanding and promoting health literacy.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
County Health Rankings and Roadmap from Robert Wood Johnson
A program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute that provides access to specific statistics from individual counties.
FastStats (CDC)
The FastStats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
MyHealthFinder (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Myhealthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to provide reliable health information on the Internet.
PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews)
An international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health and social care, welfare, public health, education, crime, justice, and international development, where there is a health related outcome.