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Subject Guides

Human Services

Books and Media

Library Catalog
Call numbers: 360 - 363

Selected Periodicals

Psychotherapy Networker
Journal of Marriage & the Family
Counselor: Magazine for Addiction Professionals

Databases

Proquest Research Library
Academic Search Complete
CQ Researcher

Reference Sources

Multicultural Clients : a Professional Handbook for Healthcare Providers and Social Workers R 362.1 L347m
Social Workers' Desk Reference R 361.32 S678 2002
Domestic Violence Sourcebook R 362.8292 B534d 2000

Statistics and Data

Mental Health, United States

Web Sites

Community Resources Online (King County and Seattle)
First Gov Health and Families
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
King County Department of Community and Human Services
Washington State Child Support Resource Center
Gary Holden's Information for Practice
Social Worker Online
Social Workers Career Information

Web Directories

BUBL Link Social problems and services, associations
Social Services: Intute
Social Work: Internet Public Library

Campus Links

Human Services Department

Organizations

American Public Human Services Association
National Organization for Human Services

Updated on: March 07, 2009

Meet a Librarian

Please contact Jack Harton if you would like to order materials in this subject area. If you need help with research, please visit the HCC library reference desk in the information commons or click on Ask-a-Librarian!

jharton@highline.edu
206-878-3710 extension 3806

Department of Health and Human Services News HHS Orders Intravenous Antiviral Flu Medication to Help Patients Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced contract awards for up to 120,000 treatment courses of intravenous (IV) antiviral drugs to help treat hospitalized 2009 H1N1 influenza patients. Source: HHS News and Events Posted: November 4, 2009 at 9:01 pm

HHS Secretary Calls on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured Children
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered. Source: HHS News and Events Posted: November 3, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Initial Results Show Pregnant Women Mount Strong Immune Response to One Dose of 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Healthy pregnant women mount a robust immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health. Source: HHS News and Events Posted: November 1, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Statement by Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius on the Repeal of the HIV Entry Ban
Today, we will publish a rule in the Federal Register announcing that the United States will drop HIV from the list of diseases barring visitors from entering this country, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Source: HHS News and Events Posted: November 1, 2009 at 9:01 pm

HHS Strengthens HIPAA Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an interim final rule with request for comments today to strengthen its enforcement of the rules promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Source: HHS News and Events Posted: October 29, 2009 at 10:01 pm