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HSCI 441: Program Planning: Library research tips for Professor Strahl's class
The Librarian speaking to you today is Marcia Henry, Health Sciences Librarian. You can email me at mhenry@csun.edu, reach me on AOL Instant messenger at marcia24017 or call me at 818.677.3012.
The goals of this library session are to point out databases and websites which can offer you demographics, health status information, statistics such as morbidity/mortality for the community you are researching.
In addition to the links provided on this webpage, CSUN Library provides the following websites:
- Health Statistics: a CSUN Oviatt Library Research Guide http://library.csun.edu/mhenry/bibhealthstats.html
- Community Information by Zipcode , especially Health Information by Zip Code http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/zipstats.html#health
Databases
Library Catalog at http://suncat.csun.edu - subject and keyword searches
Catalog record for Vital statistics
Los Angeles Times (Proquest) |
1985-present
LexisNexis Academic|
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHOST) |
Infotrac OneFile (Thomson Gale)|
indexes over 9700 journals with full text to 5547 journals, 1980Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb) |
Rand California (Oviatt Library subscription).
Includes the following, many of which are based on data from government sources: Drug and Alcohol Use Statistics, Birth Statistics by Zip Code. Reports births by totals, age, education, race and fertility rates for California zip codes and Death Statistics by Zip Code. Reports deaths by totals, age, gender, race and cause for California zip codes.
Databases -medical
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOHOST) |
indexes 3,024 nursing and allied health journals, with cited references from 1600 journals; provides full text-access to many journals and other sources, including legal cases, research instruments, and clinical trials. 1937-
PubMED http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?otool=cacsunlib
Pre-Medline, complete Medline 1950s- and several molecular biology databases. Some full text. Indexes 5000 medical journals. Use http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?otool=cacsunlib
MedlinePlus MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Good resource to check for background on diseases.
Websites
County of Los Angeles Public Health http://lapublichealth
County of Los Angeles Public Health Assessment http://www.ladhs.org/phcommon/public/pubs/pubdisplay.cfm?ou=ph&prog=hae&unit=ha
Los Angeles County zip code databook State of the county report, United Way of Greater Los Angeles at http://www.unitedwayla.com./pages/rpts_resource/state_spas.html
18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge CA 91330 (818) 677-2285 |
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