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=Welcome to Your HealthyResearch Wiki!=

Getting Started with your research today.

 * 1) **Objective:**
 * Using a minimum of two sources (one print and one electronic), you will gather, analyze, collect and summarize information regarding your assigned hypo-kinetic disease. Proper citation will be required.
 * 1) **Materials:**
 * reference encyclopedias, books on diseases
 * Destiny's catalogue system
 * Electronic databases
 * Websites
 * Citation examples
 * 1) **Technology**:
 * Use this page as an electronic bread crumb. Come back to this home page by clicking on the green arrow button in the top left corner of the screen.
 * Select a different media source from the right navigation bar to lead you to more information on your topic.
 * Use boolean operators and carefully selected keywords to help navigate the sources. Do not limit yourself to just one keyword.
 * 1) **Collaboration:**
 * Before you leave today, donate a source that you felt was an excellent choice for your assigned disease. We will generate a list of good sources per topic for you to browse independently. If time runs out, I will post them after class. Check back for additional sources that your classmates have shared.

Need help citing your sources?

 * Click on the citation link in the right navigation bar for citation machines and samples.

Additional recommended sources by topic as suggested by your classmates:
**Type II Diabetes** [|http://diabetes.webmd.com] []

[|http://www.obesity.org] [] "Obesity: Understanding Access to and use of Traditional Foods by Hopi Women" (EBSCOhost/ MasterFILE premier) "Overweight, Obesity, and Healthy Weight in the US" (EBSCOhost/ MasterFILE premier)
 * Obesity**

Cardiovascular Disease (book) R 614.5 SMI Stroke and Disease (book) 616.1 GAL [|www.americanheart.org] [|www.ins.gov]
 * Heart Disease**

The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer (book) R616.99 GAL Consumer Health Complete Database: Pancreatic Cancer: Cancer of the Pancreas
 * Colon Cancer**

High Cholesterol Osteoporosis Food Pyrami** **d**
 * High Blood Pressure