Many government agencies produce and
publish information useful to nursing research. Among them are the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control, and Public Health Service. State and local health-related
departments are also important sources of information.
Statistics, census data, laws, and hearings
are generated by the government. Government agencies also issue
grants to researchers who will publish original research in the form of
technical reports (as mentioned in Section 1).
With many of these resources available
online, you may access them from the ODU Libraries Home Page by clicking
on Government
Resources. Relevant government publications will also be included
in databases such as CINAHL and searchable through Web search engines.
