Coming up with a topic can be challenging, so here are a few places to look for ideas:
Before you try to find scholarly information for an assignment, it can help to do some background reading on your topic. The more you know about your topic, the easier it will be to find relevant articles and other types of information. Skim through your textbook, reliable websites, and the resources below to familiarize yourself with your topic. Keep an eye out for:
It's important to closely evaluate health-related resources on the Internet. These are a few high-quality sources to get you started.
These resources are a great place to start when you're starting to explore your topic.
Research is a cyclical process. As you learn more about your topic, you'll come across relevant words and phrases that you didn't think to search for the first time.
Unless you're already very familiar with your topic, you'll need to start by searching for background information. Even though you won't end up citing a Wikipedia page or CQ Researcher entry in your final project, background sources like this help you build a solid foundation for your project.
Background information allows you to gather:
These are general reference sources that cover a wide variety of topics, including health care.
Explore these websites have lots of information about health-related social problems. These will help you learn more about your topic and will lead you to other sources.
For some topics, you might find relevant information in consumer product information databases. Many of these are sponsored by consumer advocacy organizations, and others are run by government agencies.