Library Guides: H P A 836 : Introduction to Health Law: Background

Starting Places

Public Heath Ethics [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
Public health ethics involves a systematic process to clarify, prioritize and justify possible courses of public health action based on ethical principles, values and beliefs of stakeholders, and scientific and other information.
Encyclopedia of Health Services Research
A great place to get an overview of your topic. Be sure to look at the material cited by the articles and follow up on these resources. Online via Sage Knowledge.
Ethics [by Daniel Swartzman]
article in the Encyclopedia of Health Services Research via SAGE Reference Online.

LionSearch
an integrated search of books, e-books, research articles, newspaper articles, and other publications.
Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog)
Use keywords, subject headings, authors, organization names, and personal names to identify books, government documents, and other sources related to your topic.

This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
find a variety of publications dealing with public health and healthcare.

A collection of over 1000 reference resources.
CQ Electronic Library
Includes several different databases that are helpful. Each can be searched separately.

A reference source for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. The suite includes the online version of --CQ Weekly --CQ Researcher --CQ Congress Collection, --CQ Voting and Elections Collection --CQ Historic Documents Online
CQ Researcher
Weekly magazine that explores in-depth a single "hot issue" currently being discussed in the news. Topics include social issues, politics, economics, the environment, education, science, and more. Each issue includes an essay outlining the issue, a pro-con feature, a chronology, and a bibliography. 1923 to the present.

The CQ Researcher is a collection of reports covering political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Keywords: hot topics, current events, social issues, social trends, archive, English 15, CAS 100, background information, general interest, contemporary issues, overviews.
CQ Almanac
An excellent database to begin tracking legislation as well as getting a broad overview of government actions on a topic.

Summarizes all major legislative actions taken by congress each year. 1945-to date.