Societal+Impact+on+American+Women's+Health

= = = = = = = = =Assignment Resources:= = = = Investigating societal issues: =
 * ====**Interview Paper** (option 1) and **Volunteer Experience** (option 2):====
 * Local & National Issues & Organizations
 * Ten interviewer secrets (brief article): Gaschen, D. (2006, February). Getting to the why: 10 secrets to interesting interviews. //Public Relations Tactics//, //13//(2), 18-23.
 * ====**Political Action Project** (option 3):====
 * Ohio Capitol Connection (Ursuline Library Database) - this Ohio legislative and governmental information service includes bill tracking and the full text of bills
 * Women's Health - from the Ohio Department of Health
 * ====**Research Paper:**====
 * Identify societal impact on a significant women's (or men's) health issue; **see links and resources below to develop good research topics and discussion points**
 * include three (3) references published within the past five years (may be books, journal articles, and/or appropriate Internet resources)
 * include as appropriate: historical perspective, social/economic influences, media influence, role of the nurse
 * critically analyze opposing viewpoints
 * ** Using internet resources? Make sure they pass the @CRAP Test! (click here for printable version)**
 * ===Women's health ===
 * topics from Medline Plus
 * WomensHealth.gov
 * ===Women as consumers of health care ===
 * Fact Sheet from AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
 * ===Reproductive Technology===
 * Data and other resources from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
 * Report from AHRQ (link to full text is provided on this summary page)
 * Ebook: Reproductive issues in America: a reference handbook (2003)
 * Book: Encyclopedia of Bioethics (2004)
 * Book: Pandora's baby: how the first test tube babies sparked the reproductive revolution (2004)
 * Check the library catalog for more books, and search CINAHL or PubMed for journal articles.
 * ===For news articles, search LexisNexis (Ursuline Library Database)===

Readings and sources on suggested topics: Search the library catalog for individual topics

 * ====Historic/economic perspectives on women's health====
 * Book: New dimensions in women's health (2007)
 * ====Women and the health care system====
 * FDA - Women's Health Topics
 * HealthReform.gov: Roadblocks to Health Care
 * ====Violence against women====
 * Book: Domestic violence sourcebook (2004)
 * Ebook: Domestic violence: a reference handbook (2008)
 * ====Alternative health & healing====
 * National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine: CAM and Women's Health
 * ====Mental health of women====
 * Book: Psychology of women: a handbook of issues and theories (2008)
 * ====Men's Health====
 * topics from Medline Plus
 * from HealthFinder.gov
 * Book: American Men: who they are and how they live

Browse Women's health journals:

 * Journal of midwifery & women's health
 * Journal of women's health - most recent three months not available full text online
 * Nursing for women's health - most recent year not available full text online

Recommended nursing databases (click here for search tips):

 * **CINAHL** - Nursing-focused resources and search terms
 * Use these limit options for best results:
 * Dates
 * English language
 * Journal Subset: Core Nursing
 * =====**PubMed ** - Publicly available index; use Ursuline library's link to easily connect to full text using "Find It!" =====

Creating Citations & Writing an Annotated Bibliography:

 * Book: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., 2010)
 * APA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL at Purdue
 * ===Citation generators:===
 * Noodle Tools: click "Noodle Bib Express" for free access
 * Remember: You are responsible for your citations. Online tools are designed to assist you, but are machine-generated. Double-check the formatting of your sources using an authoritative online or print manual.
 * Writing an Annotated Bibliography for Nursing Research Articles
 * Annotated Bibliographies - information and formatting from OWL at Purdue