Research Guide for Community Health and Health Administration

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.

Ref. BF531 .E55 1999 Encyclopedia of Human Emotions
Ref. HQ9 .E52 2003 International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
Ref. HQ534 E53 1999 Encyclopedia of Family Life
Ref. HQ728 .S639 2005 Sourcebook of Family Theory & Research
Ref. HQ755.8 .E523 1999 Encyclopedia of Parenting Theory & Research
Ref. HQ774 .I528 2001 Infancy in America
Ref. HQ796 .A33247 2001 Adolescence in America
Ref. HQ1061 .E63 2005 Encyclopedia of Ageism
Ref. HQ1073 .E543 2001 Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Ref. HQ1206 .H2383 2006 Handbook of Girls' and Women's Psychological Health
Ref. HV12 .B37 2003 Social Work Dictionary
Ref. HV741 .C516 2005 Child Welfare for the Twenty-first Century: a Handbook of Practices, Policies and Programs
Ref. HV1568 .E528 2006 Encyclopedia of Disability
Ref. HV5760 .H57 1999 Encyclopedia of Smoking and Tobacco
Ref. HV6626 .E534 2007 Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
Ref. HV6626.5 .C57 2001 Encyclopedia of Child Abuse
Ref. KF3821 .A1 C35 2001 U.S. Health Law and Policy 2001: a Guide to the Current Literature
Ref. QP141 .B523 2005 CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition
Ref. RA413 .M28 2001 Managed Health Care Handbook
Ref. RA776.6 .E534 2007 Encyclopedia of Health & Aging
Ref. RA778 .H225 2001 Handbook of Women's Health: an Evidence Based Approach
Ref. RC437 .G36 2008 Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Ref. RC628 .E53 2008 Encyclopedia of Obesity
Ref. RC954 .E53 2004 Encyclopedia of Elder Care
Ref. RJ245 .P43 2004 Pediatric Primary Care: a Handbook for Nurse Practitioners
Ref. RT42 .H65 2005 Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice
Ref. RT48.6 .C386 2004 Nursing Diagnosis: Application to Clinical Practice

For additional resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Online Catalog

Government Reports and Statistical Sources

Ref. F127 .L8 .G3 2004 Long Island Index: Setting Goals, Measuring Progress for the Long Island Region
Ref. HA545 .P83 2003 New Yorkers at the Millennium: Population Trends in New York State
Ref. HB3505 .V58 2004 Vital Statistics of the United States: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths and Selected Health Data
Ref. HQ767.9 .K385 2002 Statistical Handbook on the World's Children
Ref. RA407.3 .H423 Health Care State Rankings: Health Care in the 50 United States
Ref. RA407.3 .U5 Health, United States
Ref. RA408.5 .M38 2006 Measuring Health: a Guide to Rating Scales and Questionnaires
Ref. RA445 .H3364 2000 Health and Health Care 2010
Ref. RA445 .W45 2000 Best of Health: Demographics of Health Care Consumers
Ref. RA564.8 .V54 2003 Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services
Ref. RC473 .P78 S245 2003 Rating Scales in Mental Health

Sources for Community Health Articles

The following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the following databases on campus,
click on the Journal Articles / Database link.

ABI / Inform (Proquest) AltHealth Watch (EBSCO) CINAHL (EBSCO)
Gale Virtual Reference Library General Science (EBSCO) Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
Health Management (Proquest) Health Reference Center (Gale) HealthSource Nursing Academic (EBSCO)
Medline Pubmed Wilson Omnifile

Community Health Related Websites

American Hospital Directory

Statistical and financial information on hospitals.
Login into SJC access page and then use the department login at the subscriber login.

Community Resource Directory Locate various social service and community resources for Long Island.
http://www.crdli.org
Center for Disease Control This site covers a broad range of public health issues, including travelers' advisories and communicable diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/
Health Encyclopedia Contains a variety of health related topics including Cancer, Women's Health, Drug Guide and section links.
http://www.enh.org/health/encyclopedia/
Hospital Compare Provides information on how well hospitals in a given area care for adult patients with certain medical conditions.
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Medline Plus Health information and news, drug information and physician directories
http://medlineplus.gov/
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
State Health Agencies Links to Health Departments of individual states.
http://www.fda.gov/oca/sthealth.htm

Check the Selected Websites page for additional subject specific websites.

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