HEALTH PRACTICUM (HSA 4817)
LIBRARY RESOURCE PAGE
LIBRARIAN: Dr. Darlene Ann Parrish
The
selected sources listed below are useful for finding information about the
economic, political, technological, social and regulatory factors that
impact a health care organization.
FAU LIBRARIES CATALOG
- Subject searching:
Go to the "Basic Search" screen
and from the "Browse Organized Lists" menu select "Subjects,
All." Type in the following Library of Congress subject
heading (with dashes for subheadings):
Health services administration
Health services administration--Case studies
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Electronic databases are available from the FAU
Libraries home page at (http://www.fau.edu/library)
by selecting “Indexes/Databases” under "Quick Links." When accessing
the databases remotely, select the
Off Campus Connect
link for the EZproxy server.
ABI/INFORM Complete
This is a good source of information for finding articles about
technological, regulatory and political issues that impact health care.
This electronic resource enables the user to search multiple business
databases simultaneously including: ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM
Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry and others.
Business and Company Resource Center (Gale Group)
Provides basic and detailed information on both public and privately held
companies. The reports on companies usually include company histories and
chronologies, rankings and financial information. Searches can be done using
company name or by industry name or number (SIC or NAICS).
Health Reference Center – Academic (Gale Group)
Contains many full-text articles about such topics as public health,
fitness, medicine, health insurance, and prescription drugs.
InfoTrac
OneFile
Contains articles on various topics including environmental issues,
economics, politics, technology and many more. Searches can be limited
to "peer-reviewed" journals.
Lexis Nexis
Academic
This database is a useful source for full-text articles on social,
technological, regulatory and political issues. In addition to the
“Business” news component, there is a component entitled “Legal Research,”
which gives access to articles on legal and regulatory issues, and statutory
laws and court cases.
Standard & Poor’s (S & P) NetAdvantage
Included in this database are surveys of health care and other industries
and reports on public companies.
Wall Street Journal
Provides full access to the articles from
the "Wall Street Journal" from 1984 through the present time.
STATISTICS
The statistical sources are both in
paper and on the WEB. Listed below are selected resources that provide
demographic and economic data.
Florida Statistical Abstract (UF2:S8/YEAR)
This source is located in “Ready Reference” behind the Reference Desk, on
the first floor of the East Wing of the Library. It is a compilation of
various types of statistics arranged by county and city.
U.S. Census Bureau
The best way to search for demographic and economic information in this
WEB site is to select “American FactFinder,” and then search by “geographic
location” or “keyword.”
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
This source is a compilation of statistics for various areas such as
population, housing, economics, labor and education.
Office of Economic and
Demographic Research
This WEB site is easy to search and has a lot of demographic and other
statistical information about Florida and local areas.
