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Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course
Case Description | Case Background | Case Objectives | Case Exercise
Case 4: Bioterrorism -- Community Preparedness (Page 44 of 49)
Phase Two: Finding the Information
Q19. Locate datasets and/or instruments that might be useful in your research into bioterrorism and community preparedness.
Suggested Solution
Use HSRR as one resource to retrieve relevant datasets and instruments. HSRR entries are not indexed with MeSH so you will need to try several key words to find relevant entries. Note that each record contains a field containing a list of the key words used to define that record. This field may give you additional words to think about to improve your search results. You can find more information on HSRR in Module 4.
Datasets
An increasing number of datasets are available for you to search in. Resources in the database are quite varied as you can see from the list below.
- EQUIPh - National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
- This online database for public health preparedness contains resources developed by local public health departments, academic institutions and governmental agencies
- look for drills, exercises, conference materials, plans, presentations, publications, software and training/education resources
- You may also search by topic or state
- The National Library of Medicine, Disaster Lit:Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
- Look for resources in a variety of formats that include "expert guidelines, factsheets, websites, research reports, articles, and other tools aimed at the public health community"
- Toxnet
- The National Library of Medicine has developed a suite of databases on toxicology hazards that you can search online.
- Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Centers (PERLC) Association of Schools of Public Health.
- The Resource Center offers "a free online repository of terrorism and emergency response training and educational resources developed by the CDC-funded Centers for Public Health Preparedness."
- Look for archived Webcasts, audiotapes, CD-ROMs/DVDs, course outlines, games, exercises/drills of various types, slides (and slides with speaker notes), tabletop exercises, transcripts, and video tapes. Select the audience and the particular bioterrorism topic you want information on.
- HazLit. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder
- Examine the Natural Hazards Library Center's HazLit database for resources.
- Search for "citations to journal articles, books, and reports, in bound and electronic form."
You might wish to spend some time with PubMed searching the published literature for datasets and instruments in the bioterrorism area.
Instruments
These instruments (questionnaires) were identified through HSRR. The list is not inclusive. What other instruments were you able to locate through any of the resources listed above?
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