Your Librarian
Bernadette Lear
Contact:
LIB 301B
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
Penn State Harrisburg Library
351 Olmsted Dr.
Middletown, PA 17057
(717) 948-6360
Website Skype Contact: balibra76Subjects:Adult Education and Workforce Education, Applied Behavior Analysis, Campus: Harrisburg, Community Psychology and Social Change, Education, Education: Organization, Development, and Change / Training and Development, Health, Health Education, Kinesiology, Exercise, and Sport Science, Nursing, Psychology
Start Here
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MedlinePlusA top choice for basic information about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common diseases. Also provides links to research and statistics.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)The U.S. government agency responsible for disseminating health information and responding to health threats. The best source for national statistics on most health issues in the United States.
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Nursing Reference Center PlusIntended for nurses, this database is a helpful bridge between freely-available web sites that are sometimes too basic, and the medical literature which can be difficult to understand.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health: Health StatisticsA gateway to statistics about health concerns in Pennsylvania.
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World Health Organization: Health StatisticsA gateway to health statistics for countries beyond the United States.
Digging Deeper
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health)The most helpful database for nursing and allied health. Can "limit" searches to evidence-based practice, specific age groups, or other criteria.
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PsycINFO (via ProQuest)The best database for articles in Psychology. Helpful for topics concerning mental illnesses, and behavioral/psychological aspects of disease.
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Biobehavioral Health Subject GuideThe library's guide to databases and another information resources for biobehavioral health.