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Resource guide to assist with health equity research. Journal titles. Search strategies for a variety of research databases. Print and digital books.
Purpose
The purpose of this research guide is to provide you with resources that can further assist your health equity research. This guide contains selected journal titles that accept health equity research publications along with librarian-developed search strategies you can use in a variety of research databases to locate health equity research. This guide also contains selected books and ebooks to further your understanding of health equity and secondary data sources and statistics that may be useful in your health equity research.
Health equity resources from the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
Selected resources to showcase how the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø is incorporating health equity into our work.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø-authored health equity publications
Burton, D. C., Kelly, A., Cardo, D., Daskalakis, D., Huang, D. T., Penman-Aguilar, A., Raghunathan, P. L., Zhu, B. P., & Bunnell, R. (2023). . Public Health Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549231213162
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Locating health equity research
Selected scholarly literature databases and journals available to help you find research about health equity.
Open access
- (1800 – Present)
- Comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
- How to create a search alert or strategy for health equity publications in PubMed.
- Comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
- Worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries.
- Worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries.
Ovid databases (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
How to create a search alert or strategy for health equity publications in Ovid databases.
- (1946- present)
- Up-to-the-minute access to the latest bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 5,500 biomedicine and life sciences journals in nearly 40 languages (60 languages for older journals).
- Up-to-the-minute access to the latest bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 5,500 biomedicine and life sciences journals in nearly 40 languages (60 languages for older journals).
- (1947- present)
- Biomedical and pharmacological database containing bibliographic records with citations, abstracts and indexing derived from biomedical articles in peer reviewed journals, and is especially strong in its coverage of drug and pharmaceutical research.
- Biomedical and pharmacological database containing bibliographic records with citations, abstracts and indexing derived from biomedical articles in peer reviewed journals, and is especially strong in its coverage of drug and pharmaceutical research.
- (1910-present)
- The definitive international public health database dedicated to public health research and practice. Derived from over 5,000 journals, plus reports, books and conferences.
- The definitive international public health database dedicated to public health research and practice. Derived from over 5,000 journals, plus reports, books and conferences.
- (1806- present)
- Bibliographic database of scholarly literature (articles, books, reviews, and dissertations) in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.
- Bibliographic database of scholarly literature (articles, books, reviews, and dissertations) in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.
EBSCO databases
- (1937-present)
- Authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.
- Authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.
- (1969-present)
- The database contains more than 1.1 million records from 1886-present. EconLit covers virtually every area related to economics.
- The database contains more than 1.1 million records from 1886-present. EconLit covers virtually every area related to economics.
ProQuest central databases (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
- Core public health literature with centralized access to over 800 publications with over 500 in full-text.
- Core public health literature with centralized access to over 800 publications with over 500 in full-text.
- Recent news content outside of the U.S. and Canada, with archives featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in full text.
- Recent news content outside of the U.S. and Canada, with archives featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in full text.
- (1980s-present)
- Current U.S. news content and archives back to the 1980s. Features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text. Publications include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other leading US newspapers.
- Current U.S. news content and archives back to the 1980s. Features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text. Publications include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and other leading US newspapers.
- (1952-present)
- Covers sociology and related disciplines. Provide abstracts for journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Full-text where available.
- Covers sociology and related disciplines. Provide abstracts for journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes Full-text where available.
Elsevier database (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
- (1788- present)
- Comprehensive review of research in science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. Includes citation and research tracking tools.
- How to create a search alert or strategy for health equity publications in Scopus.
- Comprehensive review of research in science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. Includes citation and research tracking tools.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø) affiliated journals
General health-equity focused journals (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
- Ethnicity & Health is an international academic journal designed to meet the world-wide interest in the health of ethnic groups.
- Ethnicity & Health is an international academic journal designed to meet the world-wide interest in the health of ethnic groups.
- (open access)
- Health Equity is a peer-reviewed open access journal that addresses the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among vulnerable populations.
- Health Equity is a peer-reviewed open access journal that addresses the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among vulnerable populations.
- (open access)
- International Journal for Equity in Health presents evidence relevant to the search for, and attainment of, equity in health across and within countries. International Journal for Equity in Health publishes research which improves the understanding of issues that influence the distribution of health and healthcare within populations.
- International Journal for Equity in Health presents evidence relevant to the search for, and attainment of, equity in health across and within countries. International Journal for Equity in Health publishes research which improves the understanding of issues that influence the distribution of health and healthcare within populations.
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved(JHCPU) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on contemporary health care issues of medically underserved communities. JHCPU addresses such diverse areas as health care access, quality, costs, legislation, regulations, health promotion, and disease prevention in relation to underserved populations in North and Central America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved(JHCPU) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on contemporary health care issues of medically underserved communities. JHCPU addresses such diverse areas as health care access, quality, costs, legislation, regulations, health promotion, and disease prevention in relation to underserved populations in North and Central America, the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa
- The Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original research pertaining to immigrant health. The contributors are expert in diverse fields including public health, epidemiology, medicine and nursing, anthropology, sociology, population research, immigration law, and ethics. The journal also publishes review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, and notes from the field.
- The Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original research pertaining to immigrant health. The contributors are expert in diverse fields including public health, epidemiology, medicine and nursing, anthropology, sociology, population research, immigration law, and ethics. The journal also publishes review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, and notes from the field.
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities reports on the scholarly progress of work to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity. Efforts to explore underlying causes of health disparities and to describe interventions that have been undertaken to address racial and ethnic health disparities are featured.
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities reports on the scholarly progress of work to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity. Efforts to explore underlying causes of health disparities and to describe interventions that have been undertaken to address racial and ethnic health disparities are featured.
- The Journal of Urban Health is the premier and authoritative source of rigorous analyses to advance the health and well-being of people in cities. The Journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exploration of the evidence base for the broader determinants of health and health inequities needed to strengthen policies, programs, and governance for urban health.
- The Journal of Urban Health is the premier and authoritative source of rigorous analyses to advance the health and well-being of people in cities. The Journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exploration of the evidence base for the broader determinants of health and health inequities needed to strengthen policies, programs, and governance for urban health.
- Social Science & Medicine provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of social science research on health. The journal publishes material relevant to any aspect of health from a wide range of social science disciplines (anthropology, economics, epidemiology, geography, policy, psychology, and sociology), and material relevant to the social sciences from any of the professions concerned with physical and mental health, health care, clinical practice, and health policy and organization.
- Social Science & Medicine provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination of social science research on health. The journal publishes material relevant to any aspect of health from a wide range of social science disciplines (anthropology, economics, epidemiology, geography, policy, psychology, and sociology), and material relevant to the social sciences from any of the professions concerned with physical and mental health, health care, clinical practice, and health policy and organization.
Population-Specific Journals (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
Women's health
Racial and ethnic studies
Global health
Management, policy, practice, and ethics journals (require a ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø login to access)
Health equity search strategies
Use the following search strategies to find existing literature on health equity. You can also create a search alert for each of the following databases to be notified when new health equity research is published. Learn how to create a search alert.
(health* adj2 (equit* or inequit* or inequalit* or disparit* or equality)).ti,ab.
- : (health* adj2 (equit* or inequit* or inequalit* or disparit* or equality)).ti,ab. OR health disparity/ OR healthy equity/ OR (health care access/ AND race/) OR ("social determinants of health"/ AND vulnerable population/)
- : (health* adj2 (equit* or inequit* or inequalit* or disparit* or equality)).ti,ab. OR health inequalities/
- : (health* adj2 (equit* or inequit* or inequalit* or disparit* or equality)).ti,ab. OR Healthcare Disparities/ OR Health Status Disparities/ OR Health Equity/ OR (Health Services Accessibility/ AND Race Factors/) OR (Social determinants of Health/ AND Vulnerable Populations/)
For a more detailed or customized search, contact your librarian.
("healthcare disparities"[Title/Abstract] OR "health disparities"[Title/Abstract] OR "health equity"[Title/Abstract] OR "health inequity"[Title/Abstract] OR "healthcare inequalities"[Title/Abstract] OR "healthcare disparities"[MeSH Terms] OR "health status disparities"[MeSH Terms] OR "health equity"[MeSH Terms])
OR (("health services accessibility"[MeSH Terms] OR "health services accessibility"[Title/Abstract]) AND ("race factors"[MeSH Terms] OR "race factors"[Title/Abstract]))
OR (("social determinants of health"[MeSH Terms] OR "social determinants of health"[Title/Abstract]) AND ("vulnerable populations"[MeSH Terms] OR "vulnerable populations"[Title/Abstract]))
See PubMed's that you can combine with the above equity terms, and for a more detailed or customized search, contact your librarian.
(TITLE-ABS-KEY("Health Services Accessibility") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY("Risk Factors")) OR (TITLE-ABS-KEY("Social determinants of health") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY("vulnerable populations")) OR ( TITLE-ABS-KEY (health* W/2 ( equit* OR inequit* OR inequalit* OR disparit* OR equality ) ) )
For a more detailed or customized search, contact your librarian.
Secondary data and statistics
- WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.
- WONDER online databases utilize a rich ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data. Reports and other query systems are also available.
- Quick Maps of Hearth Disease and Stroke from the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø
- View and download maps on heart disease and stroke showing national data, health care costs, and social determinants of health data.
- View and download maps on heart disease and stroke showing national data, health care costs, and social determinants of health data.
- Find federal and community data to identify, monitor, and respond to behavioral health disparities.
- Find federal and community data to identify, monitor, and respond to behavioral health disparities.
- (PDF)
- The Compendium of Federal Datasets Addressing Health Disparities is a compilation of information on health equity data.
- The Compendium of Federal Datasets Addressing Health Disparities is a compilation of information on health equity data.
- The CHR&R program provides data, evidence, guidance, and examples to build awareness of the multiple factors that influence health and support leaders in growing community power to improve health equity.
- The CHR&R program provides data, evidence, guidance, and examples to build awareness of the multiple factors that influence health and support leaders in growing community power to improve health equity.
- Google has built a search engine that helps researchers find freely available data for use.
- Google has built a search engine that helps researchers find freely available data for use.
- The Health Equity Inventory tool was originally developed as part of an effort funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is designed to help teaching hospitals coordinate and evaluate their community health work across research, clinical, education, and community engagement efforts.
- The Health Equity Inventory tool was originally developed as part of an effort funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is designed to help teaching hospitals coordinate and evaluate their community health work across research, clinical, education, and community engagement efforts.
Websites
- from the American Public Health Association
- from the American Public Health Association
- from Cochrane Interactive Learning
- from the University of California Berkeley Library
- from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute
Disclaimer
Materials listed in these guides are selected to provide awareness of quality public health literature and resources. A material’s inclusion does not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Public Health Service (PHS), or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø), nor does it imply endorsement of the material’s methods or findings. HHS, PHS, and ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the items presented. The selection, omission, or content of items does not imply any endorsement or other position taken by HHS, PHS, and ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. Opinion, findings, and conclusions expressed by the original authors of items included in these materials, or persons quoted therein, are strictly their own and are in no way meant to represent the opinion or views of HHS, PHS, or ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. References to publications, news sources, and non-ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by HHS, PHS, or ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.