PUBHLTH 375 Case Studies in U.S. Health Policy
Health Sciences Librarian
Room A273
Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise
740 N Pleasant St
Databases for Health Research
Look in these databases to find journal articles about your topic. Research studies can provide various types of information about the issue.
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PubMed This link opens in a new windowNational Library of Medicine's comprehensive database of citations to medical journal articles, with links to UMass-subscribed full text, 1946-present. PubMed includes all MEDLINE content, plus content from additional journals and books in the life sciences.
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CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowCurrent Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Complete includes indexing back to 1937 of over 5,000 journals as well as full-text of over 1,300 journals, 27 books, 134 evidence-based care sheets, 360 research instruments records, 169 quick lessons and more.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowClick on Advanced Search, then "Health Policy" is one of JSTOR's disciplines, with sources indexed including the Journal of Public Health Policy, Public Health Reports, and Milbank Quarterly. Also has a "Health Sciences" discipline.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowIndex to articles from peer-reviewed journals in all disciplines.Search by cited reference, topic, author, and more. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1900-present; and Science 1900-present.
CRS Reports
Find CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports on current Public Health topics using the ProQuest Congressional database.
Use the advanced search feature to limit to just CRS reports.
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ProQuest Legislative and Executive Publications This link opens in a new windowHearings, bills, laws and legislative histories, committee prints, Congressional Research Service reports, Congressional Record and predecessors, Executive Branch docs to 1939, and the Serial Set.
Health Topics in the News
There are many places to find articles written more for the general population than career nurses or health professionals. Some suggested websites and journals:
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New York Times - Health sectionCreate an account using the directions linked below, then you can browse the Health section.
Sign up for New York Times Online Access
UMass Amherst Libraries have purchased access to the New York Times Academic Pass program for the UMass Amherst campus. To register for your academic account to the New York Times, you'll need a UMass Amherst email address.
Follow the Registration instructions on our New York TImes Online guide to set up your account.
