Starting Points - Community Health Nursing - Research Guides at Augsburg College

CINAHL
CINAHL is the main database for all aspects of nursing research. Find articles from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, pamphlets, and books. See CINAHL search tutorials.
Academic Search Premier
This is an excellent general database. It is especially helpful for nursing students who are comparing the coverage of health topics in popular publications and scholarly publications.
Films on Demand
Films on Demand streams videos. Search broadly by using terms like community health, health care, etc.
Political Science Complete
An excellent place to research the laws, legislation and political opinions for health care and other humanitarian issues.
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Books

Use these books for background information, overviews, and ideas for your own research.

Foundations of Nursing in the Community: Community-Oriented Practice - Standhope, Marcia; Lancaster, Jeanette

Call Number: Link Level RT 98 .S78197 2006

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This easy-to-read textbook provides concise, focused coverage of community nursing practices.

Encylopedia of Public Health - Breslow, Lester

Use it online!
Find overviews and definitions for a broad range of topics, including environmental health, drug abuse, epidemiology, nutrition, demographics, diseases, and more.

Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z - Rovner, Julie

Call Number: Reference RA 395.A3 R685 2009

Look here for health care policy terms and the legislative and political background on health care topics.

Community as Partner: Theory an Practice - Elzabeth T. Anderson and Judith McFarlane

Call Number: RT98 .A533 2011

This user-friendly text is presented as a handbook containing the most current essays on a variety of topics in the area of community health nursing.

Family Nursing as Relational Inquiry : Developing Health-Promoting Practice - Gweneth Hartrick Doane and Colleen Varcoe.

Call Number: RT120.F34 D63 2005

Some of the themes covered in this book are:
Rethinking family nursing knowledge -- The living experience of family nursing -- Family nursing knowledge: a living process -- All practice is theoretical--etc.

Magill's Medical Guide - Chang, Anne Lynn S., et. al.

Call Number: Reference RC 41 .M34 2008

Use it online!
Find information on a variety of topics, including prevention and lifestyle, social issues, treatment and therapy, and more.

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Web Resources

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
This site is highly recommended by Prof Baumgartner. This site can save you a lot of searching time because it a big directory of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet.
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is an excellent site for easy-to-understand health information, including videos and tutorials. It's what you want your patients to use. Topics include diseases, surgeries, medical procedures, health news, and more. Also see the Medical Encyclopedia and Medical Dictionary.
Health, United States
Health, United States is an annual report on the health status of the nation. It contains detailed tables and charts on health status and its determinants, birth and death rates, life expectancy, health care resources, and much more. The site includes the report from 1975-2008.
Minnesota Department of Health
Find Minnesota-specific public health information and reports about diseases and conditions, minority and multicultural health, policy, and more.