*  These are good places to start your research. You’ve got a topic and you want an overview that helps you find an angle for your paper and points you to more in-depth resources. The sources below can help you with that.

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“With more than 200 entries, this one-volume resource covers the biological, psychological, social, and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within the health-care system. More »

This consumer-focused website is produced by the National Library of Medicine, and includes authoritative, topical health overviews, an online medical encyclopedia and health news.

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Need to do a literature review paper?  This online book shows you how! (log in with your netid and password if off campus). Covers… More »

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Need to do a literature review paper?  This online book shows you how! (log in with your netid and password if off campus). Covers… More »

Examines the state of elder care in the United States, including the challenges of providing adequate care.

This PBS Frontline documentary investigates “the stories of Americans whose lives have become a quest to find and keep health insurance.”

Compares the health care systems in 5 wealthy, industrialized nations through a series of interviews with practitioners, patients and politicians.

“Examining the emotionally charged debate over medical risks vs. benefits and a parent’s right to make choices about her child vs. a community’s common good.”

“A seven-part documentary series exploring racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health.”

Produced by the Kaiser Family Foundation, GHF “provides free, up-to-date and easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. The data are displayed in tables, charts, and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses.”

Find various statistics and government health reports here.  Includes topically arranged FASTATs section.

This PBS Frontline documentary investigates “the stories of Americans whose lives have become a quest to find and keep health insurance.”

Find state and regional demographic information on virtual all aspects of health care in the United States.

This public health grant making foundation is also a clearinghouse for research and heath-related information related to California.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.