Information Retrieval to Support Health Studies
Theresa Arndt, MLS

This chapter discusses the “ask, acquire, appraise, apply” as a strategic framework for researching health studies questions in the existing literature.

Scholarly articles; scientific information for clinical research & practice: PubMed | African Index Medicus

Population based information to support research in sociology, anthropology or public health: POPLINE

Information for healthcare consumer: MedlinePlus | HealthFinder.gov

Information to support healthcare policy decision making: CDC Guide to Community Preventive Services | Center for Health Improvement's Health Policy Guide | Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care

Global health issues & statistics: World Health Organization | Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières | Against the Odds: Making a Difference in Global Health (National Library of Medicine, 2008)

Health statistics: National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.) | Pennsylvania Bureau of Health Statistics & Research | Health Care Costs: A Primer (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2007)

Data sets: CDC Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR; membership/fee based service)

Specialized health web search engine: HONCode Hunt | Intute

Miscellany: Dickinson College Health Studies Wiki