Digital Learning Commons: Disease, Plagues and Pandemics!: Research

Organizations

American Heart Association
Dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke.
American Lung Association
Supports lung health education and lung disease research.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Health protection agency of the U.S.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who specialize in infectious diseases.
Mayo Clinic
Hospital and nonprofit dedicated to health research and education.
MedlinePlus
Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
National Institutes of Health
The largest biomedical research agency in the world.
UN AIDS
Advocate for accelerated, comprehensive and coordinated global action on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
World Health Organization (WHO)
A specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health

Research your topic using the Digital Maine Library databases to find scholarly, authoritative, and accurate resources.

Search tips and strategies can be found HERE. Need additional help? Stop by the LC and talk to Mr. Brough!

Sick! by David E. Newton (Editor)
What is post-traumatic stress syndrome? What are the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome? With this text, students can learn the cause, symptoms, diagnoses and treatments of 140 health problems. Sidebars provides biographies of scientists affiliated with the disease and other related facts.

1. Who

Who is the author? Are they an expert?

2. What

What information is provided? Is this information consistent with other sources?

3. When

When was the information published?

4. Where

Where did the author find their information? Is there a bibliography or works cited list?

5. Why

Why did the author publish this information? (To educate or inform? To persuade? To sell a product?)

Adapted from Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation resources.