M2 Community Health Project Resources
Finding Journal Articles on Clinical, Social,
Economic Issues
General Database Guides and Information
- MEDLINE
via Pubmed (Authorized users only)
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- PubMed
Quick Guide
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Other helpful guides for searching
- Tips
for Developing a Literature Search Strategy
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Researching Ethical / Legal Issues
Books
- Beauchamp TL & Walter L, eds. Contemporary issues in bioethics.
- Located in Books, W 50 C761 2003
- Veatch, RM. The Basics of bioethics.
- Located in Books, W 50 V394b 2003
- Reich WT, ed. Encyclopedia of bioethics, rev. ed.
- Located in Reference, W 50 E56 1995
- Bibliography of Bioethics, vol 1-27 (2001)
- Located in Reference Index shelves.
Journal Articles
- For articles on ethics
- combine the appropriate Medical Subject Heading for your topic with
the Medical Subject Heading "Ethics".
- For legal articles
- search the appropriate Medical Subject Heading for your topic; then
limit your search to legal issues by using the subheading "legislation
and jurisprudence".
Web resources
- Bioethics resources
on the web
- http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/
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Finding Statistical Information
Statistical Web sites
- McGoogan
Guide to Health Statistics websites
- http://www.unmc.edu/library/reference/stats.html
- This guide from the McGoogan Library provides links to websites providing
statistics from Nebraska, the United States Federal government, and
International organizations.
- CDC Wonder
- http://wonder.cdc.gov/
- The CDC WONDER search system provides access to a wide range reports,
guidelines, and numeric public health data including census data, morbidity
and mortality, AIDS, Healthy People 2000, etc.
Books with Statistics
- Helix Catalog
- http://helix.unmc.edu/
- Do a subject search on your topic and browse the list for a subheading
of "statistics". Alternatively, try a keyword search AND "statistics".
- Health and environment in America's top-rated cities : a statistical
profile.
- Located in Reference, WA 900 AA1 H379 1996
Includes Omaha.
- Health care state rankings 2003.
- Latest edition in Reference, WA 900 AA1 H434
Shows where Nebraska ranks compared to each of the other states.
- Nebraska vital statistics report
- Lastest edition in Reference, HA 491 N4 2002 and Online
- Health, United States. National Center for Health Statistics.
- Latest edition in Reference, WA 900 AA1 H38 and Online
Includes discussion and graphs of national issues along with tables showing
state and region breakdowns.
- Nebraska Health Profile 2001
- Located in Reference, WA 540 AN1 N3618 2001
Uses selected "health status indicators" to describe health status of Nebraska.
Also highlights selected demographic information, prevention and control
efforts, and CDC funding partnerships.
- Portrait of Health in the United States: Major Statistical Trends
and Guides to Resources.
- Located in Reference, WA 900 AA1 P853 2001
Charts the health status of the nation presenting data on health correlates,
conditions, care and consequences. Covers both physical and mental health.
- Statistical abstract of the United States. Bureau of the Census.
- Latest edition in Reference, HA 202 U5 117 and Online
Section on Health and Nutrition includes tables on national expenditures
along with many other subject breakdowns.
- Statistical record of health & medicine.
- Latest edition in Reference, WA 900 AA1 S797 1998
Tabular information on a wide range of health issues.
- Vital and health statistics series.
- Located in Journals and Online
Twenty-four separate series of health-related data.
Statistics Published in Journals
Search MEDLINE using the appropriate Medical Subject Heading(s) for
your topic.
Use subheadings such as "statistics and numerical data" and "epidemiology" to
narrow your search.
You may also search directly for statistics using the Medical Subject
Headings "Vital Statistics", "Morbidity", "Incidence", "Prevalence".
Community Resources for Statistics
See the Community Resource section below to locate organizations that
keep statistics.
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Consumer Health Information / Community Resources
Health Agencies, Organizations and Support Groups
- healthHQ
- http://www.healthhq.org/
- The site provides access to consumer information on support and self-help
groups, participating public libraries, and regional and national consumer
health websites. The geographic focus is on seven counties in Nebraska
- Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, and Washington - and
Pottawattamie County in Iowa.
- First call for help :
community resources directory.
- http://uwmidlands.org/directory/
- From the United Way of the Midlands. A directory of Omaha area resources,
including support groups, with descriptions of services provided.
- Nebraska Resource and Referral
System
- http://nncf.unl.edu/nrrs/
- A directory of community agencies and organizations that provide
services and telephone hotline resources to Nebraskans.
- Encyclopedia of associations.
- Located in Reference, HD 2425 E564 2001
Useful resource to find organizations and agencies by specific title or subject.
Locating Books and Journal Articles Related to Consumers
- MedlinePlus
- http://medlineplus.gov/
- This service provides access to extensive information about specific
diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information
from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals
and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages,
and clinical trials.
- McGoogan Library of Medicine "CHIRS" Consumer Health collection.
- After searching for items in Helix,
the library catalog, use the "Limit" option to narrow your search to "WHERE
Item is located:", "CHIRS", to find items in the consumer health collection.
- McGoogan Guide to
Consumer Health Resources websites
http://www.unmc.edu/library/consumer/
- Links to a variety of consumer health and patient education sites
on the Web.
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