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Yuma, APRN Guide to Library Resources: Identifying Scholarly Resources

Locating materials for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Health Topics

Several sites can provide information on health topics.  I suggest you use one of the following:

Centers for Disease Control, Center for Global Health, click on Global Health Issues, and then pick which disease or issue you would like to research.

World Health Organization (WHO) spotlights 10 health issues to track.  This website describes all 10 issues.

MedlinePlus International Health, scroll down to Start Here for a list of links to specific topics to research.

Databases

Finding Country Information

  • CIA: The World Factbook is organized by country and provides political, geographic, economic, and sociological summaries.
  • U.S. State Department Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets allows you to select a year and a country, which provides details on diplomatic relationships plus links to several different other government services, including health-related resources.
  • Cultural Atlas provides comprehensive information on Australia's migrant populations.
  • BBC News Country Profiles includes audio and video clips from the BBC, providing historical, economic, and political perspectives.
  • Country Reports from the Economist, recent news articles, country profiles, forecasts, fact sheets, and economic data.
  • World Bank collects and provides background information and up-to-date reports on all countries.

Statistics

Statistics are funny, and they can be tricky to use.  You have to know who is collecting the data and for what purpose. Here are some sites you may wish to use. Always consider the purpose behind the collection of the data.  If the methodology is not explained in how the data is collected and why it is used, be suspicious.