Health Topics

 

 

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Search terms

Books

Electronic databases

Subject directories

Web sites

Plagiarism policy

 

 

Search terms
For a successful search:

  • List the main words that describe your topic
     

  • For each word on your list, write synonyms or related words that you can use
     

  • Use the words on your list alone or in combination to perform keyword or subject searches in the NHHS media center catalog, electronic databases, or online search engines

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Books

Books about health and social issues are reserved for your class and shelved on a cart for your use in the Media Center.

 

You may also check the library's online public access catalog for more books on your topic.

 

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Electronic databases

Using your list of search terms, look for articles in the following Media Center electronic databases, accessible from the NHHS Media Center home page.

Encyclopedia & reference sources

  • EBSCOhost Web-Funk & Wagnalls

  • Grolier Online (not available from home)

  • InfoTrac-Student Edition-Encyclopedia

  • InfoTrac-Student Edition-Reference

  • World Book Online

Health

  • EBSCO Student Research Center - Health

  • EBSCOhost Web - Clinical Pharmacology

  • EBSCOhost Web - Health Source (Consumer edition)

  • EBSCOhost Web - Health Source (Nursing edition)

  • Facts on File - Health Reference Center

Social Issues

  • Congressional Quarterly

  • EBSCO Student Research Center - Current Issues

  • EBSCO Student Research Center - Social Studies

  • EBSCOhost Web - MAS Online

  • EBSCOhost Web - MasterFILE Premier

  • EBSCOhost Web - Newspaper Source

  • EBSCOhost Web - TOPICsearch

  • InfoTrac - Opposing Viewpoints

  • NewsBank

  • SIRS - Leading Issues

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Subject directories

Librarian's Internet Index

http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/health

Links to online health resources evaluated by professional librarians.

 

Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00/

Links to online health resources evaluated by professional librarians.

 

Multnomah County Library

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/index.html

Click on Health & Nutrition or Social Issues.

 

Schoolwork.ugh

http://www.schoolwork.org/

Click on Health or Issues/Miscellaneous.

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Web sites

Bilingual Teen Health Information

http://soyunica.org/

Health, sport, school, and social issues information in English and Spanish.

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/page.do

Information on public health issues from the U.S. government.

 

Diseases A to Z

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=33316#a

The American Lung Association's index to the most common lung diseases.

 

Diseases and Conditions

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200002

The American Heart Association's guide to common conditions that affect the heart.

 

FamilyDoctor.org

http://familydoctor.org/

Health information from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

 

GirlsHealth.gov

http://www.4girls.gov/index.htm

Information from the Department of Health & Human Services about health issues that affect young women.
 

HealthFinder

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

An easy-to-use service from the National Health Information Center.

 

Health Reference

http://health.allrefer.com/

A comprehensive source of information about health starting with a medical encyclopedia composed of over 4000 topics.

 

HealthWeb

http://healthweb.org/index.cfm

A subject directory to non-commercial, health-related, Internet-accessible resources compiled by health sciences librarians.

 

HealthWorld Online

http://www.healthy.net/

Links to information about a wellness-based lifestyle.

 

HealthyNJ

http://www.healthynj.org/

Health information compiled by the librarians at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

 

KidsHealth

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/

Information from the Nemours Foundation, which is dedicated to improving children's health.

 

MayoClinic.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com/

Reliable health information from one of the country's foremost health institutions.

 

MedLine Plus

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

This site from the National Library of Medicine includes information on more than 700 diseases and conditions, plus a medical encyclopedia and dictionary.

 

MedicineNet.com

http://www.medicinenet.com

Reliable, doctor-produced health information.

 

MedWeb

http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb/

A catalog of biomedical and health related web sites maintained by Emory University.

 

National Institutes of Health

http://health.nih.gov/

Searchable health topics from the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

 

NetWellness

http://www.netwellness.org/

High quality information on more than 100 health topics; created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnatti, Case Western Reserve University, and Ohio State University.

 

NOAH

http://www.noah-health.org/

High quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish; evaluated by librarians and health professionals.

 

Tobacco and Oral Health

http://westallisperio.com/learn_more/tobacco.php

Information on the effects of tobacco on oral health from the American Dental Specialty Institute.

 

Virtual Hospital at the University of Iowa

http://www.vh.org/

A digital library of health information.

 

WebMD Health

http://my.webmd.com/webmd_today/home/default

Objective and timely health information from medical experts and health journalists.

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Plagiarism policy

Plagiarism demonstrates lack of integrity and character. It is inconsistent with the goals and values of NHHS. Review the plagiarism policy to learn about strategies that will help you succeed with honor.

NHHS policy on cheating and plagiarism

http://www.nhvweb.net/NHHS/English/cheatingplagiarismpolicy.htm

 

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