These resources will help you to locate facts and background information, verify quick information or lead you to other sources. Newer editions of these books will replace previous ones as they are published. Most of these books are non-circulating and located in the Reference Section of the library. Any e-books, as noted as such. Reference staff may fax a few pages of a Reference book to distance learners, upon request. (239) 590-7630 or email: libref@fgcu.edu. (Identify yourself as a distance learner.)
AHA Guide to the Health Care Field. (2007) Chicago: Health Forum.
Ref. RA977 .A1A46 2007
Rovner, Julie. (2000). Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z. Washington, DC,
Ref. RA 395 .A3 R685 2000
Bailey, Joseph. A (1998) Concise Dictionary of Medical-legal Terms: A General Guide to Interpretation and Usage. New York: Parthenon.
Ref. RA1017 .B35 1998
Encyclopedia of bioethics. (2004). 3rd ed. v.1- 5. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, Thomson/Gale.
Ref. QH332 .E52 2004
Encyclopedia of epidemiology. (2008). Los Angeles : Sage Publications.
RA652 .E533 2008
Encyclopedia of public health. (2002). New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
Ref RA423 .E53 2002
Marcinko, D.E. & Hetico, H.R. (2007). Dictionary of Health Economics and Finance. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Ref. RA 410 .A3 D53 2007
Slee, Debora N. (2008) Slee’s Health Care Terms. 5th ed.Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Ref. RA423.S545 2008
Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing. (2008) 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ref R121 .S8 2008
Timmreck, Thomas C. (1997). Health services cyclopedic dictionary : a compendium of health-care and public health terminology. 3rd ed. Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Dartmouth Medical School. Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (1999). The Dartmouth atlas of health care. The quality of medical care in the United States : a report on the Medicare program. Chicago, IL: AHA Press
Ref. RA 410.7 .D37 1999
District Eight Health Plan, 1998-1999 / Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida (1998).
Fort Myers, FL: The Council.
Ref. RA447.F6 D57 1998
FHA eye on the market, healthcare in the sunshine state. (2001). 14th ed. Orlando, Fla. : The Association.
Ref RA447 .F6 F43
Florida health care in perspective. (2005). Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp.
REF RA407.4.F6 F56
Health and healthcare in the United States : county and metro area data. (2000). 2nded. Lanham, MD : Bernan Press.
Ref RA395.A3 H43 2001
Health Care State Rankings. (1998, 2004 – 2006) Lawrence, KS : Morgan Quitno Corp.
Ref. RA407.3.H423
Hendry County, Florida, Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (CATCH) (1997- ). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida.
Ref. RA427 .H46 1997
Lee County, Florida, Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (CATCH) (1997 - ). Tampa, FL: University of South Florida.
Ref. RA427 .L44
Barker, C., Pistrang, N., Elliott, R., & Barker, C. (2002). Research methods in clinical psychology An introduction for students and practitioners. p. 181. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley.
Dawson, C. (2002). Practical research methods A user-friendly guide to mastering research techniques and projects. Oxford: How To Books.
Gillis, A., & Jackson, W. (2002). Research for nurses; Methods and interpretation. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
Marczyk, G. R., DeMatteo, D., & Festinger, D. (2005). Essentials of research design and methodology. Essentials of behavioral science series. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons.
Salkind, N. J. (2007). Encyclopedia of measurement and statistics. Gale virtual reference library. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.
Salkind, N.J., ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of research design. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications.
Darlington, Y., & Scott, D. (2002). Qualitative research in practice: Stories from the field. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
Ulin, P. R., Robinson, E. T., & Tolley, E. E. (2005). Qualitative methods in public health: A field guide for applied research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass