Research Tools help connect you to a range of online resources in health policy. While this is not a comprehensive collection of resources, these links should help you get started in your research.
Search the Literature These websites provide allow you to search the peer-reviewed and policy literature for publications on health policy.
Government Organizations
A broad range of federal offices play a role in health policy, through research, analysis, reporting, and working directly with policymakers. Several of these offices are presented here.
Data Sources
Compilation of websites that offer access to raw datasets and statistics on health policy topics. Several of these datasets can be downloaded and analyzed for your own research project.
International Health Links to U.S.-based and international organizations that work on international health issues.
Research Tutorials
These three tutorials provide useful guidelines for collecting, analyzing and presenting data: - Counting the Uninsured
- Designing a Public Opinion Survey
- Guidelines for Effective Graphics
- Health Policy Communications