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Health Policy

This is a guide to resources about U.S. and international health policy

Finding Health Policy Books

Once you have settled on a topic, here are some suggested subject terms* for locating books in the Library Catalog. Pull down the Keyword menu and change to Subject (Browse). For specific places, add a geographic location (i.e., Medical policy -- Zimbabwe, Medical care -- Developing countries).

Health services accessibility
Public Health 
National Health Services
Health services administration 
Medical economics

Health insurance
Health insurance continuation coverage 
Health planning

Health care reform

Health status indicators

National health insurance

Medically uninsured persons

Social medicine 
Discrimination in medical care 

Health and Race 

Equality -- Health aspects

Race discrimination -- Health aspects

Globalization - Health aspects

World Health

Right to health
Medicare

Medicaid 

Maternal health services

Women's health services

United States -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

National Vaccine Plan (U.S.)

(Specific groups - see below for examples)
 -- Medical care 

(Specific groups - see below for examples)
 -- Health and hygiene

Ethnic groups
Women
Immigrants
African Americans

African American children

African American women
Blacks

Hispanic Americans
Indigenous peoples

(Specific tribes, nations, countries - e.g. Mayas, Paite (Asian people). etc.)

Indigenous peoples of North America

Bisexuals
Gays

Gay men

Lesbians

Transgender people

People with disabilities

Older people

Veterans

(Specific conditions or treatments - see below for examples) -- Government policy

Epidemics
HIV infections

AIDS (Disease)

Ebola virus disease

Influenza

Swine influenza

Tuberculosis

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 

COVID-19 (Disease) 

Vaccination 

Smallpox -- Vaccination 

*Subject terms provided by the Library of Congress.