The SRII describes sport and health as "Research in the area of health and it’s connection to sport is essential to advance our understanding of human potential and well-being. Broad areas of research include sport participations impact on chronic disease prevention and improved mental health and well-being; sport participation as a tool for improving health and promoting other healthy behaviors; the use of sport in social marketing to change behavior for the good of individual and community health."
This list of recommended resources is intended to assist you with research related to sports and health. These journal article databases cover a broad range of interdisciplinary topics related to sports and health. For assistance with delving deeper into these resources ask a librarian for assistance.
Good for: Researching complementary, integrative health and alternative medicine.
Contains: Articles.
Good for: Researching medicine, biomedical sciences, and allied health subjects.
Contains: Index of scholarly articles.
Good for: Accessing social science and science information.
Contains: Scholarly journals, books, and case studies.
Good for: Finding articles on biomedicine and life sciences.
Contains: Article citations and abstracts.
Good for: Finding medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, health care, and preclinical sciences articles.
Contains: Indexed citations and abstracts to journal articles.
Good for: Researching sports, physical education, and sports medicine.
Contains: Journal articles and more.
Dates covered: 1975-present.
Good for: Researching a wide range of topics in science, social science, arts, and humanities.
Contains: Citations to scholarly journal articles and conference papers.
Dates covered: 1900-present.
The UNLV University Libraries subscribes to a wide range of streaming media sources that may aid you in your research related to sport and health. These resources listed below are intended to assist you with your research.
Good for: Learning about various subjects through educational videos.
Contains: Documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, and other videos spanning a wide range of subject areas.
At UNLV Libraries, items are cataloged and shelved using Library of Congress classification. Here are the call number ranges for subject areas in sport and health. Use these call numbers to locate books in specific subject areas.
| GV | 201-555 | Physical education and training |
| GV | 557-1198.995 | Sports of various types |
| GV | 711 | Coaching |
| R | 855-855.5 | Medical technology |
| R | 856-859.7 | Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation. Computer applications to medicine. |
| R | 864-920 | Medical records. Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine |
| RC | 71-78.7 | Examination. Diagnosis including radiography. |
| RC | 620-627 | Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases. |
| RC | 1200-1245 | Sports medicine |
| RD | 792-811 | Physical rehabilitation |
| RJ | 206-235 | Nutrition and feeding of children and adolescents. |
| RM | 182-190 | Other therapeutic procedures, including acupuncture. |
| RM | 214-258 | Diet therapy. Dietary cookbooks. |
| RM | 259 | Vitamin therapy. |
| RM | 695-893 | Physical medicine. Physical therapy, including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, radiotherapy. |
| RM | 930-950 | Rehabilitation therapy, rehabilitation technology. |
