Research Guides: Health Social Work: Encyclopedias

What is an encyclopedia?

A subject-specific encyclopedia (or encyclopedic set) is a single (or multi-volume) reference work that provides background information on a more specialized discipline.

Print Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Family Health by Craft-Rosenberg, Martha
Call Number: REF RA418.5 .F3 E43 2011 v.1-2
Publication Date: 2011
Covers a variety of issues related to the theory, research, practice and policy of health within a family context.
The Encyclopedia of HIV and AIDS, 3e by Sarah Barbara Watstein; Stephen E. Stratton; Evelyn J. Fisher (Foreword by); Edward A. Morales
Call Number: REF RC606.6 .W385 2012
Publication Date: 2012
More than 130 articles explain what HIV is and how it progresses to AIDS, what treatments are availible, social and political issues, AIDS organizations, and much more. Also discussed are AIDS statistics from around the world as well as cultural issues in different regions that affect transmission and treatment of the disease.

Electronic Encyclopedias

The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2e by Brigham Narins
Publication Date: 2020
Focuses on health crises affecting the public at large, ranging from epidemic and pandemic diseases; chronic conditions such as famine, malnutrition, cancer, and diabetes; and social issues such as sexual abuse, obesity, bullying, and new substance abuse issues. Entries describe the origin and spread of the issue, public and government reaction and response, and treatments and preventive measures.
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