Finding Global Health Studies Books

1) Search the InfoHawk Catalog using these suggested terms:

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

AIDS (Disease)
Birth Control--developing countries
Children--health and hygiene--developing countries
Communicable Diseases
Environmental Health
Epidemics
Ethnology
Ethnopsychology
Globalization -- Health aspects
Health Planning--developing countries
Health Promotion
HIV Infections

Malaria
Medical Policy
Poverty--developing countries
Public Health -- Cross-cultural studies
Public Health Surveillance -- International cooperation
Transcultural Medical Care
Traditional Medicine
Tuberculosis
Vaccines -- Developing countries
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries
World health

Many of the above headings can be qualified with a subheading indicating a particular region or country (e.g., AIDS (Disease) -- India, Malaria--Africa, Medical Policy--Eastern Europe)

2) Or, browse the shelves using the following as a guide. Some heavily-used texts are shelved in the Reserve area but most are shelved on the 4th floor of the Hardin Library. Many titles are also located at the Main Library.

RA407-409.5 Health status indicators. Medical statistics and surveys
RA410-410.9 Medical economics. Economics of medical care. Employment
RA418-418.5 Medicine and society. Social medicine. Medical sociology
RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
RA428-428.5 Public health laboratories, institutes, etc.
RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research
RA441 World Health
RA565-600 Environmental health Including sewage disposal, air pollution, nuisances, water supply
RA601-602 Food and food supply in relation to public health
RA604-618 Parks, public baths, public carriers, buildings, etc.

(From the Library of Congress Classification Outline)

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