Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z
Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System
Environmental Politics and Policy
Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care
Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health PolicyUse SouthernSearch, the library catalog, to locate books (both print and e-books). You can do a keyword search using the terms policy AND whatever it is you are looking for. For example, policy and environmental health, policy and cancer, policy and smoking, policy and obesity, etc. For state and local policy you can add Connecticut as a keyword. Many state documents can be found in SouthernSearch.
If you see a book at another campus that you want, you can request to have it sent here. This usually takes about 4-5 days, so plan ahead!
The EBSCO databases are a good place to start. You can use the "Find EBSCO Articles" search box on the library home page or you can combine the various subject databases that pertain to your topic. EBSCO includes:
JSTOR has coverage of many journals in Health Policy, Health Sciences, and Public Health. Use the advanced search to choose the subject areas- just remember that anything VERY recent may not yet be in JSTOR.
The Connecticut Health Policy Project, a nonpartisan research and educational organization tracks current developments in Connecticut health policy issues. Has a helpful discussion of Connecticut health policy basics.
The Connecticut Mirror has a Bill Checklist for tracking legislation.
Also from the Connecticut Mirror: CT Budget Tracker
Connecticut Health Investigative Team
Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
Connecticut Voices For Children
Health Policy News website is produced by APHA and is a good place to find news on current public health issues.
Science Daily Health Policy in the News
MedPage Health Policy
Kaiser Health Global Health Policy News
The Urban Institute Health Policy Center
For an overview of a policy topic, including historical background, statistical information and viewpoints from various stakeholders, look in CQ Researcher.
For very current developments in law, regulations, and debates at the federal level, look in CQ Weekly. (TIP: You can browse articles by topic (Health, Veterans' Affairs, Pensions and Retirements, Welfare and Housing, etc) on the left side of the screen, then sort by date.)
The site GovTrack.us lets you follow developments in Congress by subject, including environmental protection, families, health, housing and community development, immigration, social welfare, and much more. You can also sign up to have updates sent to you.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has a page for current news and a page that decribes the regulations that impact its work.
HealthAffairs.org is the online presence of the academic journal Health Affairs.