Health Policy Websites
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Alliance for Health PolicyAHP is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to helping policymakers and the public better understand health policy.
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American Policy Directory - Health & Nutrition (UO Libraries)Find analysis and advocacy from all perspectives on US national public policy.
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Health AffairsThis resource is a leading journal of health policy thought and research whose mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health.
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Integrative Health Policy ConsortiumIHPC’s focuses on creating an integrated healthcare system nationwide.
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Kaiser Family FoundationKFF is a non-profit organization focusing on national health issues, the U.S. role in global health policy, and policy analysis.
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National Academy for State Health PolicyNASHP is a forum of policymakers throughout state governments, learning, leading and implementing solutions to health policy challenges.
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Robert Wood Johnson FoundationRWJF provides funding, assistance, and research for projects and programs to help people, their families, and their communities be as healthy as possible.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Department of Health and Human Services protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services.
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U.S. Health Policy GatewayThis web portal provides a comprehensive listing of organizations whose mission relates in some way or affects health policy in the U.S.
Analysis & Evaluation Tools
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Equity Assessment Framework for Public Laws and PoliciesThis tool provides a way to assess the equity implications of existing or proposed laws or policies. It can assist in identifying issues in the drafting, design, or implementation of a law or policy that could have a disproportionate impact on different population groups.
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The Magenta Book- Gov.UKThis UK tool provides a comprehensive overview of evaluation in government: its scoping, design, management, use and dissemination. This site also provides links to the 'Policy Making Toolkit' and 'The Aqua Book'.
Federal Government Resources
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Bureau of Global Public AffairsThis office of the DoS provides information for a clear and accurate understanding of U.S. policy and American values to global audiences.
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Congress.govThis is a resource for federal legislative information; a place to find bills, resolutions, committee reports and other health policy related information.
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Congressional Budget OfficeU.S. federal agency that provides budget and economic information to Congress.
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports This link opens in a new window
The Congressional Research Service prepares reports on topics of public interest or that are the focus of proposed legislation.
Access Tips: Also available at Every CRS Report
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Regulations.govThis resource provides access to U.S. federal regulatory materials.
State Government Resources
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Association of State & Territorial Health OfficialsThe State Health Policy team tracks and analyzes legislation, regulations and executive orders across the states.
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LegiScanLegiScan provide services that bring all legislative information together into a single uniform interface. Free registration
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National Academy for State Health PolicyNASHP is a forum of policymakers throughout state governments, learning, leading and implementing solutions to health policy challenges.
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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)NACCHO provides legislative resources and tools related to local public health priorities.
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National Conference of State LegislaturesProvides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.
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National Governors AssociationsNGA is dedicated to leading bipartisan solutions that improve citizens’ lives through state government
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Open StatesTrack bills, review upcoming legislation, and voting on legislation in every state.
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State Health CompareThis is a user-friendly tool for obtaining state-level estimates related to health and health care such as insurance coverage, access, cost, utilization, outcomes, equity and economic measures.
Think Tanks
Health Policy Books
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Accidental System: Health Care Policy In America byPublication Date: 1999
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Advocacy and Policy Change Evaluation byPublication Date: 2017
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Advocacy for Public Health Policy Change byPublication Date: 2020
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Case Studies in Global Health Policy Nursing byPublication Date: 2018
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Essentials of Health Policy and Law byPublication Date: 2020
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Evidence Use in Health Policy Making byPublication Date: 2018
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Global Public Health Policy byPublication Date: 2013
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Guide to U.S. Health and Health Care Policy byPublication Date: 2014
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Health of Newcomers: Immigration, Health Policy, and the Case for Global Solidarity byPublication Date: 2017
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Health Policy: Application for Nurses and Other Healthcare ProfessionalsPublication Date: 2021
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Health Policy: Crisis and Reform in the U.S. Health Care Delivery System byCall Number: RA395.A3 H42554, 3rd Floor, Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2008
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Health Policy Analysis: Framework and Tools for Success byPublication Date: 2014
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Health Policy Analysis an Interdisciplinary Approach byPublication Date: 2019
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Health Policy and Advanced Practice NursingPublication Date: 2022, 3rd ed.
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Health Policy and Advanced Practice Nursing: Impact and Implications byPublication Date: 2022
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Health Policy and Politics: a Nurse's Guide byCall Number: RT86.5 .M54, 3rd Floor, Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2016
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Health Policy Issues: An Economic Perspective, 8th ed. byPublication Date: 20236th edition on 3rd level, RA410.53 .F455 2015
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Health Politics and Policy byCall Number: RA395.A3 H4257 - 3rd Level Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2013
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Introduction to Health Policy, Second Edition byPublication Date: 2019
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Nurses Making Policy: From Bedside to BoardroomPublication Date: 2023
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Policy and politics for nurses and other health professionals : advocacy and actionPublication Date: 2020
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Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care byCall Number: Reserves - 1st Level Circulation Desk; RT86.5 .P58 2021.Publication Date: 20217th edition at RT86.5 .P58, 3rd Floor, Halle Library
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Practical Guide for Policy Analysis byCall Number: H97 .B37 - 3rd Floor Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2020
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A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solvingPublication Date: 2024
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Priced Out: The Economic and Ethical Costs of American Health Care byPublication Date: 2019
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Public Health Policy: Issues, Theories, and Advocacy byCall Number: RA395.A3 B49, 3rd Floor, Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2013
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Public Policy Analysis: an Introduction byCall Number: H61 .D882 - 3rd Level Halle LibraryPublication Date: 2008
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Public Policy Analysis: New Developments byPublication Date: 2012
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Shaping Nursing Healthcare Policy: A View from the InsidePublication Date: 2022
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U.S. Health Policy byPublication Date: 2013
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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach byPublication Date: 2020
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Using Nursing Research to Shape Health Policy byPublication Date: 2017
Government, Law, Legislation & Public Policy Databases
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports This link opens in a new window
The Congressional Research Service prepares reports on topics of public interest or that are the focus of proposed legislation.
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Examines controversial topics reported in the media
Subjects: Current, Newsworthy Issues (Political, Social, Economic, Environmental)
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HeinOnline's Government, Politics & Law This link opens in a new window
EMU's HeinOnline subscription includes access to policy briefs, publications and special collections on civil rights, international law, women, slavery, gun regulation, water rights & resources, and more. This government document and legal research database contains comprehensive coverage of both U.S. statutory materials and more than 2,300 scholarly journals, all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, and access to the full text of state and federal case law.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of back issues for many journals, some academic ebooks, and research reports.
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly journals, professional periodicals, ebooks.
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Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
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Project Muse This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of journals published by universities and scholarly societies.
Subjects: Humanities & Social Studies--especially History, Literature, Political Science, Women's Studies, some Science and Mathematics
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowPerform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
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Business & Economics Databases
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
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EconLit This link opens in a new window
Health, Psychology & Sociology Databases
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CINAHL This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles in the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, health administration, speech pathology, nutrition, laboratory sciences, and other allied health professions.
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Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
This library is composed of six databases containing Cochrane reviews, systematic reviews, clinical trials, and methods, assessments, and economic studies in health care.
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ProQuest Psychology & Sociology Journals This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations
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Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
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PubMed This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Admin, Public Health, Nursing
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles
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Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search for articles in Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
Subjects: Social Sciences, Psychology, Business
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Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Social Work, Social Problems, Poverty, Disabilities, Gerontology
Info type: scholarly articles, book reviews, dissertations
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Sociology
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, book chapters, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles in Science & Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article