Research Guides: Community and Public Health: Getting Started

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Welcome to the University Libraries guide for Community and Public Health.

Books and eBooks

Designing Interventions to Promote Community Health by Leslie Ann Lytle
ISBN: 9781433836503
Publication Date: 2022
This book articulates a clear four-phase framework for planning, creating, implementing, and evaluating multilevel community health promotion interventions that target individual, physical, and social environments.
Junctures in Women's Leadership: Health Care and Public Health by Mary E. O'Dowd (Editor)
ISBN: 1978803699
Publication Date: 2021
Junctures in Women's Leadership: Health Care and Public Health offers an eclectic compilation of case studies telling the stories of women leaders in public health and health care.
Training for Community Health by Geniets, Anne; James O'Donovan; Niall Winters, editors); Laura Hakimi (Editor)
ISBN: 9780198866244
Publication Date: 2021
Many countries around the world rely on community health workers to provide healthcare to those without immediate access, connecting them to formal health systems, and whilst numerous Community Health Worker (CHW) programs exist, there is little research published on the need for ongoing high-quality training and supervision, or the role technology can play in supporting this.
Advanced Public and Community Health Nursing Practice by Naomi E. Ervin; Pamela A. Kulbok
ISBN: 9780826138439
Publication Date: 2018
Written by advanced practice public/community health nurse experts, this comprehensive resource for advanced practice nursing students and clinicians builds upon the core foundations of practice: social justice, interdisciplinary practice, community involvement, disease prevention, and health promotion.
Researching with: A decolonizing approach to community based action research by Gullion, Jessica Smart; Tilton, Abigail
ISBN: 9004424857
Publication Date: 2020
Public Health Nutrition by Barth, M. Margaret, editor.; Bell, Ronny A., editor.; Grimmer, Karen, editor.; Thompson, Kyle L., editor.; Hege, Adam, editor.
ISBN: 0826146856
Publication Date: 2021
Public Health Law in a Nutshell by James Hodge, Jr
ISBN: 9781634608206
Publication Date: 2018

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When you come across a journal article, book, or other resource that we do not have access to in our University libraries system, Interlibrary loan will help by getting that item from another library.

Systematic Reviews

Linked below is the University Libraries' guide to systematic reviews. It includes information on developing a question and protocol, including a variety of frameworks. Detailed advice is also provided for the process, such as identifying studies, creating a search strategy, and documenting sources (ex. PRISMA flow diagrams).

Other Sources

Community Health Guide from the CDC

Additional Contacts

Additional assistance is available via the University Libraries chat service. Our Ask Us page also includes several more ways to contact the Help Desk in Mullins Library where help is available on weekdays, evenings, and weekends.

Below are direct links to the Interlibrary Loan page and hours for all of our library locations.

Ask Us
Our chat service, list of FAQ's, and the many ways to contact the Mullins' Help Desk are listed on the University Libraries Ask Us page.
Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
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Library Hours
The Library Hours page includes hours for all of our library locations (Mullins and branch libraries), as well as information on some of our unique collections and services.