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Health Disparities

Resources for students researching health disparities

Children and Adolescents

Searching for health disparities and equity information can be tricky because language changes quickly. Databases and authors can be slow to make the transition to current terminology. Historical resources probably will use outdated (and possibly offensive) terminology. Keep this in mind when searching. 

Depending on the search tool that you are using (catalog, database, web search), you may need to search for multiple terms. Here are some terms to consider for keyword and subject searching (remember that some databases have specific subject terms to use).

  • infant
  • newborn
  • infant
  • child
  • preschool
  • child
  • adolescent

Combine the above terms with terms like these:

  • disparities
  • "health status"
  • "quality of health care"
  • "health services accessibility"
  • "health equity"

or with terms that are disease/condition-specific (like sickle cell anemia)