MA 122
Health Care Systems
Web Resources: Activity and Instruction
Library Database:
1. Go to the Library homepage http://library.whatcom.ctc.edu
2. Select Resources
3. Select History Resource Center: World
4. Select
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
o In the first box, click on the down-arrow and select Title/Headline. In the
box to the right, type the name of your country (United States, Canada,
Germany or United Kingdom).
o On the second line, in the first box, click the down-arrow, then select
Source. In the box to the right, type Worldmark.
o Then click search.
5. You will retrieve a list of resources, click on the one that just lists your country’s
name and that is a topic overview.
6. Click on Health in the Table of Contents area.
7. Browse the selection and locate information on the health care system of your
country.
8. The citation information for this resource is located at the bottom of the page.
You will have to revise the citation for APA format:
Source Citation from History Resource Center:
"Canada." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 12th ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale.
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/
APA Citation:
Canada. (2007). In Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Retrieved from
http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/
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Other Authoritative Web Sites:
1. World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/en) WHO is the directing and
coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
 Go to the library homepage: http://library.whatcom.ctc.edu (or click on
Start in the lower-left corner of your computer screen, then double-click on
Internet Explorer).
 In the URL box, type: http://www.who.int/en
 Press enter.
 You will be redirected to the World Health Organization’s web site.
 Click on the word Countries on the left side of the page.
 Select your country from the list by clicking on its name.
 Browse the publications for information on your topic.
2. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(http://www.oecd.org) The OECD includes governments of countries committed
to democracy and the market economy.
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Go to the library homepage: http://library.whatcom.ctc.edu (or click on
Start in the lower-left corner of your computer screen, then double-click on
Internet Explorer).
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In the URL box, type: http://www.oecd.org
Press enter.
You will be redirected to the OECD’s web site.
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Under Browse, on the left side of the page, click on By Country.
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Select a country (Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, or United States)
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Select
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Select Health and browse the publications for information.
in the upper menu bar of this screen.
3. National Public Radio: Health Care Comparison Tool
(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997469)
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Go to the library homepage: http://library.whatcom.ctc.edu (or click on
Start in the lower-left corner of your computer screen, then double-click on
Internet Explorer).
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In the URL box, type:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997469
Press enter.
You will be redirected to the Comparison Tool (does not include Canada)
Select your countries from the drop-down boxes.
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APA Citation Format for a webpage:
Author last name, Author first initial. (Date). Title of Work. Retrieved from
http://webpageURL
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