Research Topics

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Hate Crimes |
Headache |
Health Issues |
Heart Disease |
Heimlich Maneuver |
History |
Holistic Medicine |
Home Schooling |
Homeless |
Homosexuality (see also Marriage and Families) |
HIV - see AIDS/ HIV |
HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy |
Human Genome Project |
Human Rights |

Hate Crimes

Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance: Hate on the Internet
URL: http://www.tolerance.org/hate_internet/index.jsp
Produced by Tolerance.org, a web project of the southern poverty law center. "Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity." [02/06]

Headache

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
URL: http://www.achenet.org/
Understanding headache prevention and treatment and an explanation of headaches in lay language. Check out the art gallery of headaches.[08/08]
National Headache Foundation
URL: http://www.headaches.org/
Educational resources on headache causes and treatments, a support group list, a state list of NHF physicians. [02/06]

Health Issues

For all resources on health issues, see Medicine and Health

AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
URL: http://www.ahrq.gov/
Quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care. [01/10]
MedlinePlus: Interactive Health Tutorials
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
From NIH and NLM, patient tutorials on a wide range of Diseases and Conditions, Tests and Diagnositic Procedures, Surgery and Treatment Procedures. [02/06]

Heart Disease

American Heart Association
URL: http://www.americanheart.org
All kinds of information on heart conditions. Check out the Heart and Stroke Encyclopedia. [11/06]
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP)
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/
Cardiovascular health resources from the federal government. Website is from the Department for Health and Human Services: CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (formerly CDS Cardiovascular Health.) [11/06]
Heart Disease
URL: http://www.noah-health.org/en/blood/disease/
Full-text health information for consumers including basic information, care and treatment, and information resources. See also Stroke. NOAH: New York Online Access to Health. [02/06]
The Heart Information Center
URL: http://www.texasheart.org/HIC/his.cfm
Educational information for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular issues. [02/09]

The Heimlich Institute
URL: http://www.heimlichinstitute.org
Dr. Henry J. Heimlich is best known for developing the technnique that bears his name that has saved choking victims. Also can save the lives of drowning victims and asthma sufferers. [02/09]
MedlinePlus: Heimlich Maneuver
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000047.htm
Large illustrations and instructions for performing the lifesaving technique. [02/09]

WWW-VL: History: Internet & W3
URL: http://vlib.iue.it/history/internet/
Excellent first source for a wide range of research tools including historical chronology of events, and influential people, dictionaries, encyclopedias, organizations, biographies, more. [10/09]
WWW-VL History Primary Sources
URL: http://vlib.iue.it/history/materials/primary-sources.html
Excellent listing of where to find primary sources, and explanations for instructors. [09/09]
European History Primary Sources
URL: http://primary-sources.eui.eu/
From the European University Institute, WWW Virtual Library: "(EHPS), is an index of scholarly websites that offer online access to primary sources on the history of Europe. The websites listed on EHPS are not only meta-sources but also include invented archives and born digital sources." [10/09]
National Center for the History of Electronic Games
URL: http://www.ncheg.org/
"Situated at Strong National Museum of Play, the National Center for the History of Electronic Games™ collects, studies, and interprets electronic games and related material and the ways in which electronic games are changing how people play, learn, and connect with each other." [10/09]

Holistic Medicine

See Alternative Medicine

Home Schooling

American Homeschool Association (AHA)
URL: http://www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/
Association's website provides information about home schooling as well as resources for homeschooling. [02/06]
Education Portal: Bridgeway Education Network
URL: http://rsts.net/home/
Resources include information on accreditation and links to educational resources. Homeschool Internet Resource Center. [02/06]
Home Schooling in the United States: Trends and Characteristics
URL: http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0053.html
Report written by Kurt J. Bauman on home schooling, repared by the Census Bureau. Includes an overview of home schooling, its impact, and the demographics of families that home school their children. U.S. Census Bureau. [02/06]
Homeschooling Today
URL: http://www.homeschooltoday.com
Online home schooling magazine provides "an on-line destination full of ready-to-use curriculum, teaching tips, resources, and practical encouragement for you as a home educator." [02/06]
The Scholastic Achievement of Home School Students
URL: http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-3/home.htm
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) report on the demographics of families that choose home schooling. Includes information on student achievement, limitations of a home schooling environment, and discussion on the topic. Published in 1999. ERIC/AE Digest. [02/06]
Home School Association of California
URL: http://www.hsc.org/
Articles that discusses the benefits many issues related to home schooling. [02/06]

Homeless

Homelessness
URL: http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/homeless.htm
A collection of document files and data, with particular emphasis on the Catholic perspective. Theology Library at Spring Hill College, Alabama. [03/06]
National Coalition for the Homeless
URL: http://www.nationalhomeless.org
Fact sheets, legislation and policies, educational materials, and statistics. [02/06]

See also Poverty, Welfare Reform

Homosexuality

Assault on Gay America: The Life and Death of Billy Jack Gaither
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/assault/
Includes links to background information on homophobia, the gay gene debate, and religious views of homosexuality as well as articles, video clips, and transcripts of the original show. PBS Frontline. [02/06]
Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equal rights
URL: http://www.hrc.org
"The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocacy organization, envisions an America where GLBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community." [02/09]
Palm Center: Blueprints for Sound Public Policy (formerly CSSMM)
URL: http://www.gaymilitary.ucsb.edu/index.htm
"The Palm Center, a think tank at the University of California, Santa Barbara, produces scholarship designed to enhance the quality of public dialogue about critical and controversial public policy issues. Since 1998, the Center has been a leader in commissioning and disseminating research in the areas of gender, sexuality, and the military." [02/09]

See also Marriage and Families
(includes civil unions and domestic partnerships)

HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy

MEDLINEplus: Hormone Replacement Therapy
URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hormonereplacementtherapy.html
Includes news, general information and overviews, alternative therapy, clinical trials, research, specific conditionsand aspects, and treatment on the subject of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Includes links to related topics, related information, and organizations. [02/06]
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy
URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/women/index.htm
Formerly Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Information, Q and A. National Heart, Lung and Bloood Institute. [02/09]
Women's Health Initiative
URL: http://www.whi.org/
"The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) is a long-term national health study that focuses on strategies for preventing heart disease, breast and colorectal cancer and fracture in postmenopausal women. This 15-year project involves over 161,000 women ages 50-79, and is one of the most definitive, far reaching programs of research on women's health ever undertaken in the U.S." [01/06]

Human Genome Project

genome.gov
URL: http://www.genome.gov
Detailed description of the Human Genome Project. Includes a new database -- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Database. National Human Genome Research Institute. [02/06]

Human Rights

Amnesty International: Working to Protect Human Rights Worldwide
URL: http://www.amnesty.org/
"AI's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights." From the library page, check the topic by country, region or theme. [02/06]