Campus Library Community Health Nursing Resource Guide

Community Health Nursing Resource Guide

Off-Campus Access

BNURS 409: Partnerships in Community Health (Madison)

Community Assessment Project Guide

Getting Started | Finding Newspaper Articles

Web Resources

Reference Books (online and print) | Finding Articles: Databases

Guides and Help: Research, Citation and Library Subject Guides | Questions?

Guides and Help
Getting Started
	Connect to UW restricted resources from home or work by clicking on the "off-campus access" button in the upper right-hand corner of this web page. UW Libraries Catalog
Finding Newspaper articles
	State and Local News Access World News (Newsbank) - UW restricted Includes complete electronic editions of hundreds of large and small U.S. newspapers and titles worldwide, many unavailable elsewhere. Provides more than 150 million current and archived articles users can easily search, browse, print and email. Offers extensive coverage at local, regional, national and international levels. Enables researchers to track subjects geographically and over time. Features an intuitive, map-based interface and the ability to search single or multiple titles by headline, name, topic, keyword, date and author. Selected full text for 9 Washington State newspapers, including the Seattle Times, Bellingham Herald, Peninsula Gateway (Gig Harbor), Tri-City Herald (Kennewick), Olympian, Puyallup Herald, Spokesman-Review (Spokane), News Tribune (Tacoma), and The Columbian (Vancouver). View Title List Community media newspaper page includes ethnic news from papers in the greater Puget Sound area. Bothell Campus Library online and print holdings are listed. UW Libraries Washington State Newspaper subscriptions - Browse by newspaper title, location, or language. List of Washington State Newspapers from the Washington State Library. State, Local, National and International News Lexis Nexis- UW restricted. This large database contains the Washington News Source collection that provides indexing and full-text from 8 news sources. Titles are repeated from Washington State Newsstand database listed above except The Associated Press State & Local Wire, the Seattle Weekly, and the Vancouver Business Journal (Vancouver, WA). To search in the Washington News Sources section of this database follow these steps. Click on the "Power Search" tab. To the right of the Select Sources box, click on the "Find More Sources..." link. On the new screen, click on the All Countries box and change to "United States". Wait for the screen to update and change the All Regions box to "Washington". I had to hit the enter key on the keyboard to the activate the search at this point. Click on "News" link and click in the boxes to the left of "Washington News Sources" and "Washington Region Stories" and click on the "OK - Continue" button. This should take you back to the Power Search screen where you can type in your topic of interest along with the town or region search for in the "Enter Search Terms" box. Adjust the date range to your needs in and click on the Search button. All articles should be in full text. Ethnic NewsWatch - UW restricted. Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority press in America. Washington State titles include the Seattle Skanner. Tip to limit to Washington state: Click on the "Advanced" search tab. Click on the "More Search Options" tab. Type in the Location box "Washington state" without the quotes; then conduct a search by ethnic group or keyword.
Web Resources
	Official Washington State government portal web site. Access Washington This site is searchable. State of Washington Data Book - (Also available in our print reference collection on 1st floor of library Call No: HA 694 A6) Provides diverse Washington data about people, the economy and government. The data comes from state and federal agencies as well as private business. Contents areas include: population, economy, state government finance, human services, criminal justice, education, natural resources, environment, energy, transportation and local government and special districts. City, Town and County information: including population, structure of government, major employers, budget, links to city guides, chambers of commerce, information, housing and more. County Profiles from the 2005 Data Book From the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Each county profile includes population, land area, population density, population by age and gender, assessed value, taxable retail sales, per capita personal income, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, population of cities and towns, population by race and hispanic origin, state collected revenues distributed to county governments, real estate excise tax collections, county revenue and expenditures, employment and wages by industry, persons served and amounts granted by public assistance programs, public school enrollment and fiscal information, and driver and vehicle registrations. A profile for the state as a whole is included in this section. Visit the Counties page or the Cities and Towns page on the Access Washington site. The Cities and Towns page may link you to official city guides, visitors guides and chambers of commerce sites. These linked guides may include major employers, city departments and structures of governments. City and County Data for Washington State From the State of Washington Office of Financial Management Washington State Chamber of Commerce Directory. Or search Google for your community's Chamber of Commerce web site. Statistical Resources for Washington Local Governments Timber Harvest by Ownership by County King County and the Community Health web site Snohomish County Home Page and the Health District web site Seattle Community Network includes organizations and web sites for activism, housing (and homelessness), social services and much more. Low Income Apartments Search by city, state or zip code, or Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington State including many housing programs all from the from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Population Information - Washington State - Counties and Cities Information Census 2000 Population By County by Race/Ethnicity Census 2000 Population By County by Race and Hispanic Origin 2004 Population Estimate By County by Race/Ethnicity 2004 Population Estimate By County by Race and Hispanic Origin Population in Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas Population, Land Area, and Density for Cities and Towns Decennial Population of Counties: 1890 to 2000 Decennial Population of Cities: 1890 to 2000 Population Information from the US Census American FactFinder from the Dept. of the US Census. The American Community Survey is searchable by town/city, county or zip code. Includes Age distribution; Sex ratio; Racial/ethnic characteristics; Occupation, income, education; Per capita income; Mean family income; Percentage at poverty level; Percentage receiving public assistance; Unemployment rate; Occupational categories; Percentage of population over 25 completed high school; ant the Percentage completed college age. FedStats - Federal Government statistics locator. Links to 70+ US Government agencies that produce statistics of interest to the public. Site maintained by Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy. Subjects are listed alphabetically or can be searched individually to find relevant statistics. It is not always obvious which agency of the government produces statistics, for their responsibilities sometimes overlap. More Census Statistics A list of Census Bureau statistics by topic. Also possible to perform word searches. Includes general and health-related statistics. Education Information for Washington State School Districts in Washington State Public School Websites K-12 and Private K-12 Colleges and Universities includes public, private and religious institutions Health Information Washington State Center for Health Statistics from the Washington State Department of Health. Includes vital statistics about death, birth, abortions, marriage and divorce. Mostly county and some city data. Washington State Health Statistics This is a great collection of links from the UW Health Sciences Libraries. King County and the Community Health and Health Services web sites Snohomish County Home Page and the Health District web site Kids Count: community, state and national census data. This site contains rich information and is good to browse. From the The Annie E. Casey Foundation. National Health Data Statistical Abstract of the United States Contains approximately 1500 statistical tables and charts on the social, political, and economic organization of the US as well as the nation's health. Serves as a convenient volume for statistical reference and a guide to other statistical publications and sources. Sources of data, both governmental and private, are always cited and can be referred to for more details. Divided into broad subject sections, such as Vital Statistics, Health and Nutrition, with explanatory preface that defines terms and issues. Specific topics include cesarean sections, contraception, infant mortality, firearms, dentists, birth rate, abortion, life expectancy, cause of death, Medicare, Medicaid, cancer, and cigarette smoking. Appendices include guide to sources of statistics, state statistical abstracts and foreign statistical abstracts, metropolitan area concepts and components; and statistical methodology and reliability. Healthy People 2010 America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006 published by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Kids Count: community, state and national census data. This site contains rich information and is good to browse. From the The Annie E. Casey Foundation. Maternal and Child Health Bureau includes the Women's Health USA 2006 and the Child Health USA 2006 reports among other data sources. Also a good site to browse. National Center for Health Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental sites specific to Washington State/Northwest: Air Air Quality Program from the Washington State Department of Ecology Ambient Air Quality Data Also lots of good stuff in the blue navigation bar on the left Water Water Quality Program from the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Long-term Monitoring program. EPA - Water - Washington Pesticides, Toxins, Pollution Washington State Department of Health - Pesticide Program Washington Toxics Coalition organization site Pollution in People Report organization site Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Center organization site National Environmental Resources Air Air Now lots of stuff, plus links to most of the other sites below AirData very cool, pick a state, region, etc. and it will generate a bunch of reports AIR Explorer different options for mapping air quality data based on MSAs Air Trends from the EPA, has Air Trends Reports and Air Quality Data Water Ground Water and Drinking Water, from the EPA, local drinking water quality, drinking water standards, etc. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Reports Click on Washington or compare with national data Water Quality Standards, from the EPA Pesticides and Herbicides Pesticides from the EPA, EPA defines herbicide as a type of pesticide, so the data should be included (buried) somewhere within Waste Management - State and King County Solid Waste - resources from the Washington State Department of Ecology Solid Waste Solid Waste and Recycling Data Solid Waste: County Profiles Hazardous, Toxic and Nuclear Waste - resources from the Washington State Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste & Toxic Reduction Toxics Cleanup Nuclear Waste King County Combined Sewer Overflow Program from King County Department of Natural Resources Combined Sewer Overflow from King County - Public Health Noise Pollution - Washington State Noise Pollution - resource from the Washington State Department of Ecology National Waste Management and Noise Pollution Resources Municipal Solid Waste from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mixed Waste (for both radioactive and chemically hazardous waste) from the EPA Wastes from the EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System from the EPA Noise and Hearing Conservation from the US Department of Labor - OSHA Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health from the CDC
Reference Books - Online and Print
	Reference books sample. Print books located in the Information Commons on the first floor of the library. This sample list is organized by the publication year. More titles available in the UW Libraries Catalog. Washington State vital statistics. online or in print: HA691 .V57 2003 County and City Data Book. online or in print: HA202 .A36 2000 Cities of the United States: a compilation of current information on economic, cultural, geographic, and social conditions, Volume 2: The West, HT123 .C49677 200. Includes the cities of Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. Community sourcebook of ZIP code demographics. HA203 .S66 2005 (Projections of key population and income variables: data on population, households, families, income, race, age, and spending potential for various products.) Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other online reference tools More help finding books, requesting books from other campuses and Summit, and using interlibrary loan (ILL).
Databases
	Connect to UW restricted resources from home or work by clicking on the "off-campus access" button in the upper right-hand corner of this web page. more information Tracking down the full text of article Health Databases CINAHL Plus - UW restricted. From EBSCOhost, unlimited users. Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, indexing over 1700 journals from 1982 to the present. PubMed: (Publicly accessible - but some full text is UW Restricted) The National Library of Medicine's search service to over 15 million citations in Medline and related databases. (Search tips for this database) EBSCOhost Databases- UW restricted. Includes the databases of Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, DynaMed, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition and the Nursing Edition, Nursing Reference Center, and many more article databases. These databases index and include many full-text articles covering multiple subject areas, including health. Family Studies Abstracts - UW restricted. From EBSCOhost, includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. PsycINFO - UW restricted. Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters and technical reports in the field of psychology, and psychological aspects of related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Expanded Academic ASAP - UW restricted. Provides indexing and abstracting for approximately 1,500 scholarly and general interest periodicals, covering all major fields of study in the humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. This database contains some nursing titles. Business Databases Regional Business News - UW Restricted. Provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Coverage includes 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated on a daily basis. Business Source Complete - UW Restricted. Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics. Reference USA - UW Restricted. Directory of Public and private companies and manufacturers for US and Canada. Searchable by company, SIC/NAIC codes, Yellow Pages subjects, and industry. Can be limited by type and size of business (employee size or sales volume), location (state, MSA, city, county, area code, zip code), executive title, headquarters, branch or subsidiary, stock exchange or all public companies. Provides address, phone, fax, number of employees, sales, credit rating, ticker symbol, toll free number, SIC code, line of business and if public company. Can also be searched for companies that meet specific criteria such as all biotech companies in Bothell. More databases links: More: Connect to the list of databases More Campus Library subject guides More UW Libraries subject guides


Research, Writing and Library Subject Guides
	Style Guides for Citing Sources including APA Style Guides Research and Citation Guides Learn more about Finding Articles and Evaluating Information Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other online reference tools Library Subject Guides Consumer Data - Census information links Pacific Northwest Business Information guide from the Campus Library Business Librarian. Includes information such as Statistics, Government & Law, Economics, and Environmentally aware business guides. Business statistics guide from the Campus Library Business Librarian Global Health BHLTH 497 library web guide Multicultural Health Resources for BNURS 407 Statistics guide from the Campus Library More Health Statistics Statistical Topics A through Z from the UW Health Sciences Libraries. More Campus Library subject guides More UW Libraries subject guides
Questions?
	If you need further help with your research, please feel free to contact your librarian! Also try our Ask Us a Question services at the Campus Library. Julie Planchon Wolf, Nursing Librarian Email: jwolf@uwb.edu Phone: 425-352-3452 Office: LB1-210B