HEA 101
Researching a Health Topic
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HEA 101 Researching a Health Topic |
The library has a number of databases that are good sources for locating health information. You can search by keyword to find information on a topic. Some databases also include full text articles! Click on the Indexes and Databases link on the library’s homepage to get to these resources.
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General resources to start your search and get background information: |
Academic Search Premier CQ Researcher Contemporary Women’s Issues ProQuest Newspapers
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Health-specific resources for more in-depth information: |
CINAHL Combined Health Information Database Health Source – Nursing/Academic Edition MEDLINE Physical Education Index PsycARTICLES PsycINFO SportDiscus
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Nutrition-related resources for more in-depth information:
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Agricola FSTA: Food Science & Technology Abstracts
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Keyword Searching in
a Database
Use the following search tips to search by keyword in a database:
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Tips |
Means |
Examples |
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Use AND to join your search terms.
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To find all the words |
drug testing AND employees |
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Use OR to join alternate terms or synonyms.
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To find any of the words |
testing OR screening
workplace OR job
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Use * at the end of words to find variant endings.
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To find a variety of words that start with the same root |
health* = health, healthy, healthier, etc.
stress* = stress, stressed, stressful, etc.
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Use parentheses to join alternate terms with other keywords. |
Must be used with OR terms |
employee* AND drugs AND (testing OR screening)
(workplace OR job) and stress*
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Web Resources
There is a wealth of health information available on the Web. Sometimes it came be difficult to know where to start or which resources are the best. The following are some good resources for locating health information:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov
Global Health.gov - http://www.globalhealth.gov/
Health.gov - http://www.health.gov/
Healthfinder.gov - http://www.healthfinder.gov/
HealthierUS.gov - http://www.healthierus.gov/
Healthy People 2010 - http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Librarians’ Internet Index: Health - http://lii.org
Maine Bureau of Health - http://www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/
National Center for Health Statistics - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
National Women’s Health Information Center - http://www.4woman.gov/
NOAH - http://www.noah-health.org/
WHOSIS: World Health Organization Statistical Information System - http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm
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Helpful Resources
Mantor Library Website: http://library.umf.maine.edu
Writing Center/Mantor Library Anti-Plagiarism Website: http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu/
Journals vs. Magazines and Newspapers: http://library.umf.maine.edu/guides/periodicals_tables.html
Starting Your Research: http://library.umf.maine.edu/reference/RefGuides.html
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Laurie MacWhinnie: 778-7219 ● macwhinn@maine.edu ● IM: laurieumf (MSN, Yahoo, AOL)
1/22/07 (lm)