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Nursing 103: Researching Social Determinants of Health: Home

Course Library Guide

Academic Databases

Health Statistics

Many of the articles you find will also cite statistics. If you want more information you can try to track down the primary source of that citation yourself, or ask a librarian for help.

"Gray Literature"

Databases

Organizational Websites

The websites of many health related government offices and NGO's will have information, research, and policy documents about issues related to social determinants of health.

A few general resources are listed below, but a web search focusing on your specific topic along with .gov and .org resources will help you find many smaller organizations or specialized resources.

If a resource is new to you, take a few minutes to evaluate it using the NIH's Guide to Evaluating Health Information

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