Library Guides: California Health Agencies and Resources: Home

California Laws, Regulations, & Other Governmental Information

California Code of Regulations (Administrative Code)
A searchable database of California regulations formally adopted by administrative agencies. Note that Title 6 (Governor) and Title 24 (Building Codes) are not included on this website. (CCR)

This California Code of Regulations (CCR) Website contains the text of the regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies, reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State. The CCR consists of 27 titles and contains the regulations of approximately 200 regulatory agencies. Note that Title 6 (Governor's Regulations) presently contains no regulations, and Title 24 (California Building Standards) is published separately and not part of this CCR website (see FAQs for further information). This website is updated weekly.

California Code of Regulations. Title 8 CAL/OSHA Standards
California County and Municipal Code
California Government Guide (UC Berkeley Library)
California Legislative Information
Includes California Law and Bill Information.
California State Assembly, Office of the Chief Clerk: Archives
Historical Archives of California State Assembly Journals (1849-2011), Histories and Indexes (1881-2013), and Statutes (1850-2008), are available here. Use the drop down menu to toggle among the three categories.

County Agencies

California County Websites
Alphabetical listing of CA counties with links to each county's main website. County reports and statistics are available through individual county sites.
California Municipal and County Codes
Not all counties and cities have codes online.
Alameda County Public Health Deparment
Contains some Healthy People objectives for Alameda County, information on communicable diseases, vital statistics such as birth, death, and infant death data, and other reports and data, including city health profiles.
Contra Costa County, Health Services Department
Provides health data on HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, and other reportable communicable diseases.
USA Counties
USA Counties provides data for the United States, 50 states and the District of Columbia, and counties. Some of the general topics covered include age, crime, earnings, education, health, housing, income, population, poverty, and vital statistics.

Publications, Databases, and Websites

California QuickLinks
State statistics from the Census Bureau.
California Research Bureau Reports
The California Research Bureau (CRB) provides nonpartisan research services to state officials, staff, and agencies. Reports include: An Overview of Men as Informal Caregivers, Psychosocial and Economic Health of Older American Indians and Alaskan Natives in California, Aging and the LGBT Community, Health Information Exchange: An Overview and more.

more... less...

CRB is part of the California State Library.
Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation Reports
Research reports from the body charged with examining the health and safety and workers' compensation systems in California and recommending administrative or legislative modifications to improve their operation.
Public Policy Institute of California: Health & Human Services Publications
The Public Policy Institute of California is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, which conducts independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

more... less...

Other publication topics include Climate Change, Population, and Water.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The Center conducts research on a variety of national, state and local health policy issues, including health insurance, health care reform, health economics, health disparities and chronic disease.
US State Chemicals Policy
This database is created and maintained by the Chemicals Policy and Science Initiative (CPSI), a project of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. It can be searched by state, region, chemical, year, status, and policy category. The records in the entire database may be searches as well by entering a keyword such as a bill number, word, or phrase in the box below the pull-down menus.

Bioscience, Natural Resources & Public Health Library

Questions? Ask a librarian!

The Bioscience, Natural Resources & Public Health Library:

City Agencies

California City Websites
Alphabetical listing of CA cities. Provides information and links to city social media.
California Municipal and County Codes
Not all counties and cities have codes online.
City of Berkeley, Public Health Division
Includes Health Status Reports, and more.
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Provides many full-text reports on San Francisco health issues, including HIV/AIDS and other communicable disease surveillance reportst; a new Interactive HIV/AIDS Atlas; and April 2014 Migrant Settlement Progress Report: Potrero Hill Community Health.
San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership
A partnership of San Francisco's non-profit hospitals and their Community Benefits Partnership (CBP) and Building a Healthier San Francisco (BHSF) projects. Find SF data, best practices, and other information.

Secondary menu

California Health Agencies and Resources: Home

California Laws, Regulations, & Other Governmental Information

County Agencies

Publications, Databases, and Websites

Bioscience, Natural Resources & Public Health Library

City Agencies