Use Journal Locator to see if the Library has full text access to a journal or magazine, or to browse for articles in the title.
To find research studies on health promotion, and improvement in lifestyles, you will need to consult our Research Databases for scholarly journal articles. Below are some suggestions for databases that will be most helpful to you for the Community Assessment and Interventions papers in HE435.
The articles you find will be general items on your topic, not specific to your community. You may also try to find information in your local newspaper online.
Search tip: search using keywords for your topic and target group (e.g. nutrition and children, smoking cessation and adults)
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Popular Magazines |
Trade Journals |
Scholarly Journals |
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Audience |
All readers |
Professionals working in a specific field. Example: Nurses |
Scholars and Students |
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Appearance |
Glossy paper, many ads and pictures |
Glossy paper, short articles, many ads and pictures |
Research articles with charts and graphics, few pictures |
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Author |
Freelance writers or journalists hired by magazine |
Members of the profession |
Professors, scholars or teachers in the field |
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Purpose |
Entertain and inform |
Keep professionals up to date with trends in the field |
Publish new research in the field |
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References |
Very few citations |
Very few citations |
References are listed at the end of each article |
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Authority |
Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors |
Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors |
Articles undergo peer-review by scholars within the same field |
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Frequency |
Published weekly or monthly |
Published weekly or monthly |
Published a few times a year, quarterly |
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Examples |
Time, People |
Advertising Age, Education Week |
Higher Education Research & Development |
If you try searching Google Scholar below, you may find some scholarly full-text materials available for free. You can also check to see if we have them for free via one of our research databases. Go to Journal Locator and type in the journal title in which the article was published.