Ref GV 429 .A45 1992
ACSM's Health/fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. Neil Sol and Carl Foster, editors.
The published standards and guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Ref GV 558 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Sports Science. John Zumerchik, ed.
2 vols. Covers the physics and physiology of sports.
Ref GV 567 .E49 v.2
Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports. Thomas K. Cureton, Jr., ed.
A somewhat dated [1980] volume covering training, environment, nutrition, and fitness.
Ref GV 706.3 .B47 1994
Sports Ethics: A Reference Handbook. Lawrence H. Berlow.
Includes discussions of specific controversies, chronology, biographical sketches, documents, organizations, and print and non-print resources.
Ref GV 709 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America. Carole A. Oglesby, ed.
An A to Z encyclopedia of women’s sport.
Ref GV 731 .S75 1990
Sports Rules Encyclopedia. Jess R. White, ed.
A comprehensive source for sports rules, from archery to wrestling.
Ref GV 741 .I58 1991
The 1991 Information Please Sports Almanac.
A good source for sports statistics and facts down through the years.
Ref QP11 .E53 1991
Encyclopedia of Human Biology. Renato Dulbecco, ed.
8 vols. Strives to present a complete overview of the current state of contemporary human biology. Intended for readers with a background in science, from undergraduates to scientists. Signed articles with glossaries and bibliographies. Index volume has extensive subject index as well as an index of related titles.
Ref RA776 .W436 1991
The Wellness Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Family Resource for Safeguarding Health and Preventing Illness.
From the editors of the University of California, Berkeley, Wellness Letter. Focuses on "tomorrow’s health, rather than today’s illness." Organized in five parts: longevity, nutrition, exercise, self-care, and environment and safety.
Ref RA781 .I48 1988
Exercise, Fitness, and Health : A Consensus of Current Knowledge. Claude Bouchard et al., eds.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Exercise, Fitness, and Health held May 29–June 3, 1988 in Toronto, Canada. "The objectives of this conference were (a) to review the current status of our knowledge concerning the relationships among exercise, fitness, and health and (b) to develop consensus statements defining our understanding of these relationships."
Ref RA784 .T88x
Nutrition and Health Encyclopedia. Tver and Russell.
Covers various aspects of nutrition, including physiology, food, and nutritional diseases. Brief articles and definitions.
Ref RA790.5 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Howard S. Friedman, ed.
3 vols. Comprehensive overviews of mental health topics, each with outline, glossary, cross-references, and a bibliography. Intended for college students through clinicians. Subject index is provided.
Ref RC41 .G35 1999
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Olendorf et al., eds.
5 vols. A "one-stop source for medical information on nearly 1,500 common medical disorders, conditions, tests, and treatments . . . fills the gap between basic consumer health resources, such as single-volume family medical guides, and highly technical professional materials." Each article has glossary of key terms, cross-references, and resources for further study. An extensive index can be found in volume 5.
Handbooks
Oversize Collection GV481 .H734 1997
Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook, 3rd ed. Howley and Franks.
Written for current and future health fitness instructors and personal fitness trainers.
Oversize Collection GV 546 .F54x 1997
Designing Resistance Training Programs, 2nd ed. Fleck and Kraemer.
Organized in three parts: (1) the major principles and biological bases for resistance training, (2) information necessary for designing optimal resistance training, and (3) resistance training for special populations.
Oversize Collection GV 709.3 .S646 1995
Sports and Exercise for Children with Chronic Health Conditions. Barry Goldberg, ed.
Intended as a "comprehensive set of guidelines for how children with chronic health conditions can participate in sports and exercise."
Oversize Collection GV 711.5 .E88 2000
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 2nd ed. Baechle and Earle, eds.
Intended as a textbook for those students preparing for careers in strength training and conditioning and as a reference source for those professionals involved in training athletes.
Oversize Collection GV 713 .C66 1998
Contemporary Sport Management. Janet B. Parks et al., eds.
Containing 21 chapters by 26 authors, this book is designed to orient beginning students to the academic and professional field of sport management, providing an overview of such, rather than detailed instructions about how to manage sports programs. See publisher’s web site for more resources: .
GV481 .F727 1998
Fitness Leader's Handbook, 2nd ed. Franks and Howley.
Written for fitness leaders to help them provide "appropriate and safe" fitness activities.
Research Guides
R850 .B365 1994
Conducting and Reading Research in Health and Human Performance. Baumgartner and Strong. Dubuque, IA : WCB Brown & Benchmark Publishers, 1994.
RC1210 .H9 1996
Interpreting Research in Sport and Exercise Science. Hyllegard, Randy, Dale P. Mood, and James R. Morrow, Jr. St. Louis: Mosby, 1996.
Statistical Data
Ref HA 202 .S7x 2000
Statistical Abstract of the United States. (current edition)
Produced by the , the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. See particularly Section 3. Health and Nutrition. Available online at .
Ref RA407.3 .H415 2000
Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data, 2nd ed.
A compendium of health-related statistics for each county and metropolitan area of the United States.
Ref RA407.3 .S83x 1998
Statistical Record of Health & Medicine, 2nd ed. Arsen J. Darnay, ed.
A comprehensive compilation of national, state, and municipal health and medical statistics profiling health in the United States.
