Su+08+Projects

Group 1
Health care proposals of the current presidential candidates: Are the proposals practical and really “universal” in that everyone could be covered? This group will research these proposals, determine if they are indeed realistic and viable, and if they’re not, they will make some of their own proposals for health care
 * Databases**
 * Catalog -- Search "Universal Health Care," Transfer search to OhioLINK, see chapter by Obama
 * [|LEXIS-NEXIS: Academic] -- Search for "Universal Health Care" and limit to past year, add names of candidates to search, check out articles in aggregated news sources
 * [|Business Source Complete] - Same as above but use thesaurus
 * [|Google] -- search for candidates' actual plans

Group 2
Current living and working conditions of migrant workers in the U.S. and why these conditions exist. Are there any U.S. laws that protect migrants? This group will propose some actions/principals to improve the migrant situation I the U.S.
 * Reference Book**
 * //Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States, v.2//


 * Databases**
 * [|Business Source Complete]
 * [|Academic Search Complete]

Group 3
Organ transplantation and the ethical issues surrounding the “advertisement” for organs. This group hopes to devise some methods of advertising for donors so that more organs will be available to those who need them. (This could deal with the media.)
 * Reference Book**
 * //Encyclopedia of Organ Transplants, v. 4//
 * Databases**
 * [|MEDLINE] 2000-(current)
 * [|LEXIS-NEXIS: Academic]

Group 4
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) and the ethical issues related to this vaccine. What are the parental concerns? Should this vaccine be mandated like other vaccines?
 * Reference Books**
 * //Conn's Current Therapy, 2008// (for charts)
 * //Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society//
 * Databases**
 * [|MEDLINE] 2000-(current)
 * [|LEXIS-NEXIS: Academic]
 * Websites**
 * http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/hpv/default.htm