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
***Medical policy
***Public Health
***Medical care
***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
Minorities
Women
Minority women
Sexual minorities
Immigrants
African Americans
African American children
African American gays
African American mothers
African American women
Blacks
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Native Americans (see Indians of North America)
Indigenous peoples
(Specific tribes, nations, countries - e.g. Mayas, Paite (Asian people). etc.)
Indians of North America
Indians of South America
Homosexuals (see Gays)
Bisexuals
Gays
Minority gays
Gay men
Lesbians
Transgender people
People with disabilities
Handicapped
Older people
Aged
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
*All subject terms are supplied by the U.S. Library of Congress.
