LIBRARY GUIDE TO WHP 3500 - Health Program Implementation

*Research and read lots of information to develop your understanding of the topic. 

>Start by searching Library OneSearch tool found on the top of all library wepages.  
Example: "health promotion" AND worksite
Narrow down by format type, ie: either newspaper, scholarly etc.

USE SUGGESTED DATABASES from OneSearch or BROWSE SUBJECT LIST of DATABASES.

ABI/Inform Complete Articles from the business press, trade publications, academic journals, and newspapers related to business management, hospital administration. 
Business Source Elite   Broad scope - includes academic journals, trade publications, magazines, books, market research reports.
CINAHL Complete -comprehensive and highly-authoritative database for research in nursing and health sciences
Medline via Web of Science - The National Library of Medicine's free interface for MEDLINE the premier database for biomedical journal citations
 - full-text articles from over 300 journals, covering concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences.
Web of Science  - access to multiple databases that reference cross-disciplinary research, which allows for in-depth exploration of specialized sub-fields within an academic or scientific discipline.

Database tutorials:
CINAHL tutorials 
PUBMED tutorials

Government sites

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Workplace Wellness Programs
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - National Center for Health Statistics
• HealthData.gov -a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• USA.gov - Guide to Community Health Prevention Services
• Medline Plus -  Health Topics website -  produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

Use this link to access Google doc for inclass activities. 

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Six Things to Consider about any information source.....

 

1. Authority - Who is the author/developer? What are her/his qualifications? What are the affiliations, if any?

2. Currency - Is the material current, updated regularly?

3. Coverage - Is the information complete? Are there sources given for additional information?

4. Accuracy - How do you know the information contained is correct? Are the facts cited, can they be checked?

5. Objectivity/Bias - Is the information presented objectively? What bias might the authors/creators have?

6. Appropriateness - Is this a good source for academic / scholarly level research?

• Problem formulation - which topic or field is being examined and what are the component issues?
• Literature search - finding materials relevant to the subject explored
• Data evaluation - determining which literature makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the topic
• Analysis and interpretations - discussing the findings and conclusions of pertinent literature

• Provenance -- what are the author's credentials? Are the author's arguments supported by evidence [e.g. primary historical material, case studies, narratives, statistics, recent scientific findings]?
• Methodology -- were the techniques used to identify, gather, and analyze the data appropriate to addressing the research problem? Was the sample size appropriate? Were the results effectively interpreted and reported?
• Objectivity -- is the author's perspective even-handed or prejudicial? Is contrary data considered or is certain pertinent information ignored to prove the author's point?
• Persuasiveness -- which of the author's theses are most convincing or least convincing?
• Value -- are the author's arguments and conclusions convincing? Does the work ultimately contribute in any significant way to an understanding of the subject?

Analyzing Sources & Literature Review tutorials:
Evaluating literature chart (blank Windows doc)

Essential Elements of a Literature Review guide (UC Santa Cuz)
Conducting Literature Reviews - detailed guide (USC)
Critically Analyzing Information Sources (Cornell Libraries)

Kresge Library subcriptions include free access for the OU community to RefWorks a web-based citation managment system.
 

Citation Style Guides:

• APA Formating and Style Guide with examples (by Owl at Purdue)
  • Sample APA paper
  • APA style tutorial
  • APA template (OU Writing Center)
• Create an APA citation with CINAHL - video tutorial